摘要

The asymmetric conjugate reduction of 3-aryl-4-phosphonobutenoates has been demonstrated which provides an enantioselective synthesis of optically active 3-aryl-4-phosphonobutyric acid esters. A wide range of 3-aryl-4-phosphonobutenoate derivates are reduced with high enantioselectivities (up to 94% ee) using an (S)-Segphos/Cu(OAc)(2)center dot H2O catalyst system (1 or 5 mol %) in the presence of PMHS and t-BuOH. The reduction is influenced by the steric and electronic effects of the substrates.

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