Efficient synthesis of chiral 2,3-dihydro-benzo[b]thiophene 1,1-dioxides via Rh-catalyzed hydrogenation was written by Liu, Gongyi;Zhang, Heng;Huang, Yi;Han, Zhengyu;Liu, Gang;Liu, Yuanhua;Dong, Xiu-Qin;Zhang, Xumu. And the article was included in Chemical Science in 2019.Reference of 6287-82-7 This article mentions the following:
Rh-catalyzed asym. hydrogenation of prochiral substituted benzo[b]thiophene 1,1-dioxides was successfully developed, affording various chiral 2,3-dihydrobenzo[b]thiophene 1,1-dioxides I (R = H, 6-MeO; R1 = C6H5, 4-MeOC6H4, 4-FC6H4, etc.; R2 = C6H5, 4-MeOC6H4, 3-H3CC6H4, etc.) with high yields and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% yield and >99% ee). In particular, for challenging substrates, such as aryl substituted substrates with sterically hindered groups and alkyl substituted substrates, the reaction proceeded smoothly in catalytic system with excellent results. The gram-scale asym. hydrogenation proceeded well with 99% yield and 99% ee in the presence of 0.02 mol% (S/C = 5000) catalyst loading. The possible hydrogen-bonding interaction between the substrate and the ligand may play an important role in achieving high reactivity and excellent enantioselectivity. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 2,3-Dibromobenzo[b]thiophene (cas: 6287-82-7Reference of 6287-82-7).
2,3-Dibromobenzo[b]thiophene (cas: 6287-82-7) belongs to benzothiophene derivatives. Benzothiophene is relatively a stable molecule. The electrophilic substitution of benzothiophene systems is much less regioselective than that of indoles. The different substitution patterns in these heterocycles offer new opportunities for drug discovery and other applications in materials science.Reference of 6287-82-7
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