Enantioselective hydrogenation of 1-
phenyl-1,2-
pro
panedione (PPD) over cinchona-modified oxide-su
pported
platinum catalysts re
presents an extension to the well-known Orito reaction with methyl and ethyl
pyruvates(EtPy) as ty
pical substrates for the asymmetric reduction. In this
pa
per, the adsor
ption of PPD and cinchonidineon a Pt catalyst was studied by diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier transform s
pectrosco
py (DRIFTS). Thecatalyst
pre
paration and the adsor
ption of the reactant and modifier were carried out according to the
proceduregenerally used in catalysis under actual reaction conditions. The catalysts with adsorbed s
pecies were analyzedex situ. The selective de
position of cinchonidine and PPD on the metal surface was confirmed by
parallelex
periments with alumina sam
ples and by analyzing the
platinum adsor
ption sites with carbon monoxide asa
probe molecule. Among the IR visible adsorbed s
pecies,
1(O2)-configuration of PPD was found as themost
po
pulated on Pt surface under the conditions of ex situ measurements. New data on the mutual interactionsamong cinchonidine, PPD, and the Pt catalyst are
presented. Tilted
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profile used for obtaining high enantioselectivity in thehydrogenation of PPD. Hydrogen bonding between adsorbed cinchonidine and PPD was also detected.