Table 1 Enantioselective Diels–Alder reactions catalysed by metallo–ATP complexesa.

From: A Cu(II)–ATP complex efficiently catalyses enantioselective Diels–Alder reactions

Entry

Azachalcone

Metal cofactor

Conversion (%)

Endo/exo

ee (%, exo)

ee (%, endo)

1

1a

None

3

85:15

29

16

2

1a

MgCl2

3

84:16

22

5

3b

1a

Cu(NO3)2

70

92:8

0

0

4

1a

Cu(NO3)2

90

91:9

74

65

5

1a

Zn(NO3)2

3

84:16

28

13

6

1a

Co(NO3)2

11

85:15

31

13

7

1a

Ni(NO3)2

23

87:13

44

35

8

1a

Cu(bpy)(NO3)2

9

89:11

42

33

9

1a

Cu(dmbpy)(NO3)2

5

87:13

34

29

10

1a

Cu(phen)(NO3)2

8

90:10

48

46

11

1a

Cu(OTf)2

98

91:9

79

72

12c

1a

Cu(OTf)2/MgCl2

90

91:9

66

53

13d

1a

Cu(OTf)2

71

89:11

48

44

14

1b

Cu(OTf)2

90

92:8

88

80

15

1c

Cu(OTf)2

85

92:8

80

77

16

1d

Cu(OTf)2

72

96:4

62

50

17

1e

Cu(OTf)2

80

91:9

93

39

18

1f

Cu(OTf)2

85

84:16

76

84

19

1g

Cu(OTf)2

91

91:9

56

44

20

1h

Cu(OTf)2

80

92:8

80

67

  1. bpy 2,2′-bipyridine, dmbpy 4,4′ -dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine, phen 1,10-phenathroline.
  2. aReaction conditions: 1 (1 mM), 2 (200 mM), ATP (250 μM), metal cofactor (50 μM), MES buffer (20 mM, pH 5.5), 4 °C, 24 h for 1a and 72 h for 1b–h. The conversion of 1a was calculated by HPLC and the conversions of 1b–h were determined from the crude products by 1H NMR. The diastereoselectivity (endo/exo) and enantioselectivity were determined from the crude products by chiral HPLC. All data were the averages of at least two individual experiments (reproducibility: ±5% conversion, ±3% endo/exo and ±3% ee).
  3. bWithout ATP.
  4. c10 mM MgCl2 was added.
  5. dReaction at 37 °C.