The reaction of 1,3-diphenylallylethyl carbonate (
1)with benzylamine to afford the secondary amine
2iseffecti
vely catalyzed by Pd-complexes containing chiral ferrocenylpyrazole ligands. The highest enantioselecti
vity(99% ee) was obtained using ligand
3a,1-{(
S)-1-[(
R)-2-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenyl]ethyl}-3-(1-adamantyl)-1
H-pyrazole. Four different cationic Pd-allyl intermediates,
4a,
4c,
4j, and
4k(containing ligands
3a,
3c,
3j, and
3k,respecti
vely), formed during the catalytic reaction were studied insolution by 2D-NMR spectroscopy, with the aimof clarifying configurational aspects. Depending on the size andshape of the substituent in position 3 of the pyrazolering, it was found that the major diastereoisomeric form of thesecomplexes either adopts an
exo-syn-syn (ligands
3aand
3c,1-{(
S)-1-[(
R)-2-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenyl]-ethyl}-3-phenyl-5-methyl-1
H-pyrazole)or an
exo-syn-anticonfiguration (ligands
3j,1-{(
S)-1-[(
R)-2-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenyl]ethyl}-3-(9-anthryl)-5-methyl-1
H-pyrazoleand
3k,1-{(
S)-1-[(
R)-2-(diphenylphosphino)ferrocenyl]ethyl}-3-(9-triptycyl)-1
H-pyrazole).This analysis allows thesite of nucleophilic attack on the allyl ligand to be establishedunequi
vocally, i.e., the carbon atom trans to phosphorus.The reasons responsible for this pronounced site-selecti
vity arediscussed. The Pd-allyl complexes[Pd(
3-PhCHCHCHPh)(
3c)]PF
6,
4c,and[Pd(
3-PhCHCHCHPh)(
3k)]PF
6,
4k, were characterized by X-ray diffraction.
4ccrystallizes with 1 equi
v of Et
2O in the orthorhombic spacegroup
P2
12
12
1:
a = 13.026(2) Å,
b = 14.784(2) Å,
c= 25.124(5) Å,
Z = 4. Crystals of
4k contain 3 equi
v of hexane and 1 equi
v of acetone andH
2O in the unit cellbelonging to the trigonal system, space group P3
221:
a = 24.07(3) Å,
c = 22.48(3) Å,
Z = 6.