(E)-2-[2-(tert-Butoxy)-2-oxoethyl]-5-phenyl-2-pentenoic acid → (R)-2-[2-(tert-butoxy)-2-oxoethyl]-5-phenylpentanoic acid
Reaction equation
[C:1]([O:5][C:6](=[O:21])[CH2:7]/[C:8](=[CH:12]\[CH2:13][CH2:14][C:15]1[CH:20]=[CH:19][CH:18]=[CH:17][CH:16]=1)/[C:9]([OH:11])=[O:10])([CH3:4])([CH3:3])[CH3:2]>CO>[C:1]([O:5][C:6](=[O:21])[CH2:7][C@@H:8]([CH2:12][CH2:13][CH2:14][C:15]1[CH:16]=[CH:17][CH:18]=[CH:19][CH:20]=1)[C:9]([OH:11])=[O:10])([CH3:4])([CH3:2])[CH3:3]Participants
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Reactant 1
Product 1
Reagents, catalysts & solvents 1
Procedure
A solution of (E)-2-[2-(tert-butoxy)-2-oxoethyl]-5-phenyl-2-pentenoic acid (5.8 g, 20 mmol) and 1,1′-bis[(2S,4S)-2,4-diethylphosphetano]ferrocene-(1,5-cyclooctadiene)-rhodium (I) tetrafluoroborate (7.4 mg, 10 μmol) in methanol (10 ml) was stirred at 20-25° C. for 24 hours, under hydrogen (4 atmospheres, 60 p.s.i.). The mixture was then concentrated in vacuo to leave the title compound as a yellow oil (5.8 g, 98% conversion, enantiomeric excess=97%, 95% pure by NMR).
Workup
- concentrationThe mixture was then concentrated in vacuo
Sources & evidence
- ORD record
- ord-9bbb9707ed334b5b9e5b3b4ceb185103
- Source dataset
- uspto-grants-2004_06
- Patent number
- US06750363B2
Reaction notes
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