Preparation of a Chiral Cu(II)-Schiff Base Complex and Application for Asymmetric Catalysis

A chiral copper(II)-Schiff base complex was synthesized from L-Phenylalanine for the enantioselective Henry reaction. A variety of chiral β-nitroalcohols were obtained in good yield (up to 76%) with high enantioselectivities (up to 90% ee) under the optimized reaction conditions.

Kiral Cu(II)-Schiff Bazı Kompleksinin Hazırlanması ve Asimetrik Kataliz İçin Uygulaması

Kiral bakır(II)-Schiff bazı kompleksi L-Fenilalanin’ den çıkılarak enantiyoseçimli Henry tepkimesi için sentezlendi. Çeşitli kiral β-nitroalkoller iyi verim (%76 ya kadar) ve yüksek enantiyoseçicilikle (%90 a kadar) optimize edilmiş tepkime koşulları altında elde edildi.

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