Asymmetric pentafulvene carbometalation-access to enantiopure titanocene dichlorides of biological relevance

Unprecedented asymmetric copper-catalyzed addition of ZnEt2 (ZnBu2) to the exocyclic C[DOUBLE BOND]C bond of pentafulvenes C5H4([DOUBLE BOND]CHAr) (Ar=2-MeOPh and related species) results in enantiomerically enriched (up to 93:7 e.r.) cyclopentadienyl ligands (C5H4CHEtAr; abbreviated CpR). Copper ca...

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Main Authors: Cini, Melchior, Bradshaw, Tracey D., Woodward, Simon, Lewis, William
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Published: Wiley 2015
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37572/
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author Cini, Melchior
Bradshaw, Tracey D.
Woodward, Simon
Lewis, William
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Bradshaw, Tracey D.
Woodward, Simon
Lewis, William
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description Unprecedented asymmetric copper-catalyzed addition of ZnEt2 (ZnBu2) to the exocyclic C[DOUBLE BOND]C bond of pentafulvenes C5H4([DOUBLE BOND]CHAr) (Ar=2-MeOPh and related species) results in enantiomerically enriched (up to 93:7 e.r.) cyclopentadienyl ligands (C5H4CHEtAr; abbreviated CpR). Copper catalyst promotion with both chiral phosphoramidite ligands and a phosphate additive is vital in realizing both acceptable enantioselectivities and reaction rates. Enantiomeric CpR2TiCl2 complexes have been prepared; the (S,S) isomer is twice as active towards pancreatic, breast, and colon cancer cell lines as its (R,R) enantiomer at 24 h.
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spelling nottingham-375722020-05-04T17:22:53Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37572/ Asymmetric pentafulvene carbometalation-access to enantiopure titanocene dichlorides of biological relevance Cini, Melchior Bradshaw, Tracey D. Woodward, Simon Lewis, William Unprecedented asymmetric copper-catalyzed addition of ZnEt2 (ZnBu2) to the exocyclic C[DOUBLE BOND]C bond of pentafulvenes C5H4([DOUBLE BOND]CHAr) (Ar=2-MeOPh and related species) results in enantiomerically enriched (up to 93:7 e.r.) cyclopentadienyl ligands (C5H4CHEtAr; abbreviated CpR). Copper catalyst promotion with both chiral phosphoramidite ligands and a phosphate additive is vital in realizing both acceptable enantioselectivities and reaction rates. Enantiomeric CpR2TiCl2 complexes have been prepared; the (S,S) isomer is twice as active towards pancreatic, breast, and colon cancer cell lines as its (R,R) enantiomer at 24 h. Wiley 2015-11-16 Article PeerReviewed Cini, Melchior, Bradshaw, Tracey D., Woodward, Simon and Lewis, William (2015) Asymmetric pentafulvene carbometalation-access to enantiopure titanocene dichlorides of biological relevance. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 54 (47). pp. 14179-14182. ISSN 1521-3773 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201508034/full doi:10.1002/anie.201508034 doi:10.1002/anie.201508034
spellingShingle Cini, Melchior
Bradshaw, Tracey D.
Woodward, Simon
Lewis, William
Asymmetric pentafulvene carbometalation-access to enantiopure titanocene dichlorides of biological relevance
title Asymmetric pentafulvene carbometalation-access to enantiopure titanocene dichlorides of biological relevance
title_full Asymmetric pentafulvene carbometalation-access to enantiopure titanocene dichlorides of biological relevance
title_fullStr Asymmetric pentafulvene carbometalation-access to enantiopure titanocene dichlorides of biological relevance
title_full_unstemmed Asymmetric pentafulvene carbometalation-access to enantiopure titanocene dichlorides of biological relevance
title_short Asymmetric pentafulvene carbometalation-access to enantiopure titanocene dichlorides of biological relevance
title_sort asymmetric pentafulvene carbometalation-access to enantiopure titanocene dichlorides of biological relevance
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37572/
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37572/