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Catalysis DOI: 10.1002/anie.200504212 Asymmetric Heterogeneous Catalysis Maja Heitbaum, Frank Glorius,* and Iris Escher Angewandte Chemie Keywords: asymmetric catalysis · coordination compounds · heterogeneous catalysis · metal–organic frameworks · supported catalysts Dedicated to Professor Albert Eschenmoser on the occasion of his 80th birthday F. Glorius et al. Reviews 4732 www.angewandte.org # 2006 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 4732 – 4762

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CatalysisDOI: 10.1002/anie.200504212

Asymmetric Heterogeneous CatalysisMaja Heitbaum, Frank Glorius,* and Iris Escher

AngewandteChemie

Keywords:asymmetric catalysis · coordinationcompounds · heterogeneouscatalysis · metal–organicframeworks · supportedcatalysts

Dedicated to Professor Albert Eschenmoseron the occasion of his 80th birthday

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1. Introduction

Catalysis of organic reactions is key for an efficientsynthesis and, thus, represents one of the most economicallyimportant technologies.[1] The growing demand for enantio-pure compounds in the life sciences has stimulated anincreased interest in asymmetric catalysis.[2] Although homo-geneous catalysts are often expensive and their separationand recycling troublesome, the field of asymmetric catalysishas been dominated for a long time by homogeneous catalysisbecause of the excellent selectivities and activities obtained.In more recent years, significant developments in the area ofsolid-phase chemistry has resulted in enormous progressbeing made in interdisciplinary research on stereoselectiveheterogeneous catalysis.[3] The potential advantages of heter-ogeneous catalysis, such as easy separation, efficient recy-cling, minimization of metal traces in the product, and animproved handling and process control, that finally result inoverall lower costs are well known. Furthermore, in somecases heterogeneous catalysts are even more selective thantheir homogeneous counterparts. Ideally, the advantages ofhomogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, such as highactivity and selectivity on one hand and separation andrecycling on the other, should be combined.[4] However, thedifferent areas of asymmetric heterogeneous catalysis havereached widely different levels of maturity. Whereas theimmobilization of homogeneous catalysts on solid supportsrepresents an established field that is on the verge of beingapplied in industry, the young field of metal–organic catalystsis in a rapidly growing development phase.

It is the goal of this Review to give an overview ofasymmetric heterogeneous catalysis from the point of view ofan organic chemist—presenting the state of the art anddiscussing their potential and limitations. Heterogeneousasymmetric catalysis has been subdivided into three majorcategories: 1) application of immobilized homogeneous cata-lysts (Sections 2 and 3), 2) catalysis on surfaces that are chiralthemselves or modified with chiral modifiers (Sections 4 and5), and 3) diastereoselective reactions of chiral substratespromoted by achiral catalysts (Section 6).

In contrast to the first group of catalysts, whose profileclosely resembles that of homogeneous catalysts, those ofgroups two and three show unique mechanisms that do nothave a counterpart in homogeneous catalysis. A simplifiedoverview of the advantages and disadvantages of the differentmethodologies is given in Table 1.

2. Immobilization of Chiral Homogeneous Catalysts

Homogeneous asymmetric catalysis[5] has already provenits usefulness in a number of industrial applications, and thechemists involved in the pioneering breakthroughs wererecently awarded the Nobel prize.[6] Nevertheless, the effi-ciency of these processes can be improved even furtherthrough the employment of the corresponding heterogeneouscatalysts that are derived from their homogeneous counter-parts by immobilization, since the catalyst can be easilyseparated and recycled, and contamination with metal tracesminimized. Immobilization occurs by covalent or noncovalentattachment of the chiral ligand, the metal, or the preassem-bled complex to the support (Figure 1). The ligand can evenbe synthesized on the support, thus allowing the efficientsynthesis and screening of a library of ligands.[7] The choice ofa suitable support plays an important, although not fullyunderstood, role and remains challenging. Numerous prob-

[*] Dipl.-Chem. M. Heitbaum, Prof. Dr. F. GloriusPhilipps-Universit0t MarburgFachbereich ChemieHans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35032 Marburg (Germany)Fax: (+49)6421-282-5562E-mail: [email protected]

Dr. I. EscherBayer CropScience AGChemistry FrankfurtIndustriepark H=chst, 65926 Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

Limited natural resources and an increasing demand for enantio-merically pure compounds render catalysis and especially heteroge-neous asymmetric catalysis a key technology. The field has rapidlyadvanced from the initial use of chiral biopolymers, such as silk, as asupport for metal catalysts to the modern research areas. Mesoporoussupports, noncovalent immobilization, metal–organic catalysts, chiralmodifiers: many areas are rapidly evolving. This Review shows thatthese catalysts have more to them than facile separation or recycling.Better activities and selectivities can be obtained than with thehomogeneous catalyst and novel, efficient reaction mechanisms can beemployed. Especially fascinating is the outlook for highly orderedmetal–organic catalysts that might allow a rational design, synthesis,and the unequivocal structural characterization to give tailor-madecatalysts.

From the Contents

1. Introduction 4733

2. Immobilization of ChiralHomogeneous Catalysts 4733

3. Chiral Metal–Organic Catalysts 4747

4. Chiral Modifiers 4750

5. Di- and Polypeptides as ChiralMacromolecular Catalysts 4754

6. DiastereoselectiveHeterogeneous Catalysis 4755

7. Conclusion 4757

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lems can occur during the immobilization of a homogeneouscatalyst and diminish its performance:* undesired interactions between the support and the metal–

ligand complex,* the optimal geometry of the catalyst, crucial for high

enantioinduction, is disturbed by the support,

* unsatisfactory stability of the linkage between the catalystand support or the catalyst itself which results in leaching,

* limited accessibility of the active site,* undesired isolation of catalyst centers that need to

cooperate during the reaction.[8]

Maja Heitbaum was born in Frankfurt(Germany) in 1981. She studied chemistryat the Philipps-Universit*t in Marburg andobtained her diploma in 2005. She is cur-rently working as a PhD student in thegroup of Prof. Frank Glorius on asymmetrichydrogenation reactions of aromatic andheteroaromatic compounds.

Frank Glorius studied chemistry at the Uni-versit*t Hannover, Stanford University (Prof.Paul A. Wender), the Max-Planck-Institut f3rKohlenforschung and Universit*t Basel (Prof.Andreas Pfaltz), and Harvard University(Prof. David A. Evans). In 2001 he beganhis independent research career at the Max-Planck-Institut f3r Kohlenforschung in Ger-many (Prof. Alois F3rstner). Since 2004 hehas been a Professor for Organic Chemistryat the Philipps-Universit*t Marburg. Hisresearch focuses on the development of newconcepts for catalysis and their implementa-tion in organic synthesis.

Table 1: Evaluation of the different types of asymmetric heterogeneous catalysts.

Advantages Disadvantages

immobilized homogeneous catalysts+ many homogeneous systems known for immobilization+ a variety of linking techniques exist+ various supports to choose from+ suited for fast ligand screening+ a few ligands are commercially available+ broad spectrum of reactions+ in some cases higher selectivities can be obtained with the heterogeneous thanwith the homogeneous catalyst

+ rather mature methodology giving predictable results

� additional functionalization of ligands renders their synthesismore costly

� limited access to the active catalysts decreases the reaction rate� low catalyst loadings� leaching possible� restriction of degrees of freedom of the catalyst can result indecreased enantioselectivities

metal–organic systems+ relatively easy immobilization technique+ no support necessary+ high density of active catalyst centers+ crystalline catalyst (still rare), structure can be determined by X-ray structuralanalysis

+ high levels of porosity+ often no leaching

� synthesis of modified ligands necessary� structure of the network is hard to predict

chiral modifier+ synthetically rather facile+ inexpensive+ unique mechanisms that have no counterpart in homogeneous catalysis

� only a few successful modifier/catalyst systems are known� the high complexity of the catalyst system complicates thede novo design

� challenging analysis of the mechanism makes optimization ofreaction conditions difficult

� limited substrate scope

macromolecular catalysts+ simple synthesis of catalyst, suited for scale-up (polypeptides)+ unique mode of action

� only a few successful systems known� relatively low turnover frequencies (TOFs)� challenging analysis of mechanisms� substrate limitations

diastereoselective catalysis+ known mechnism+ robust and reliable+ often rationally designed

� cost of the chiral auxiliary� demanding substrate synthesis� additional steps for the attachment and cleavage of the auxiliarynecessary

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In this section, the different strategies of immobilizationare introduced briefly, followed by modern, representativeexamples of immobilized privileged ligands.[5c] There arenumerous relevant examples, but only a few have beenselected in which the selectivities that were obtained werecomparable or superior to the homogeneously catalyzedreaction. The article focuses on immobilized metal–ligandcomplexes,[9] while immobilized enzymes,[10] soluble polymer-bound,[9c,11] and dendritic catalysts,[12] which have all shownremarkable results in recent years, are not included.

2.1. Covalently Immobilized Catalysts

A classical method to immobilize a chiral homogeneousligand or its metal complex is copolymerization with amonomer, or its covalent linkage to a suitable support, suchas functionalized polymers, inorganic oxides, nanotubes, etc.Themodification of the chiral ligand, the length and flexibilityof the linker, as well as the catalyst loading, the accessibility ofthe active catalyst center, and the choice of the solvent areonly a few parameters that influence the immobilization of ametal complex.

Interestingly, two opposite strategies—the avoidance andthe willful causation of interactions of the catalyst with thesolid support—can be advantageous for the performance ofthe catalyst. To achieve minimal levels of interaction, whichhas been the predominant strategy, the anchoring point in theligand structure should be as far away from the active site ofthe catalyst as possible. Furthermore, a long and flexiblelinker between the catalyst and support or a highly swellablepolymer should be chosen. However, the catalyst can also beattached to the support in proximity to the active site, whichhas led to improved catalytic performances in a few cases.

2.1.1. Covalent Immobilization on Polymeric Resins

The success of the solid-phase peptide synthesis devel-oped by Merrifield in the 1960s has resulted in the covalentattachment of chiral ligands onto a functionalized polymerbecoming a popular approach. In addition to only slightlycross-linked Merrifield resins (poly(styrenedivinylbenzene)-polymers),[13] other resins such as JandaJEL (polystyrenepolymers containing a tetrahydrofuran-derived cross-linker),[14] TentaGel (polystyrene-poly(ethyleneglycol-OC2H4-NHCOC2H5),

[15] and other PS-PEG (polystyrene-polyethyleneglycol) resins[16] have been employed success-fully for anchoring metal–ligand complexes.

Han and co-workers developed ligand 2, a variation of thechiral Trost ligand 1, in which the cyclohexyldiamine moietywas replaced by a pyrrolidinediamine unit so as to allow facileanchoring onto the support and minimal disturbance to thecatalytic site (Scheme 1).[17] It was shown that the use of

different resins results in significantly different catalyticperformances in the palladium-catalyzed desymmetrizationof 1,4-bis(benzoyloxy)cyclopent-2-ene with dimethyl malo-nate (Scheme 2). The JandaJEL-supported ligand 2b gaveresults comparable to those obtained with the homogeneouscatalyst, whereas the polystyrene-bound catalyst derived fromligand 2a was clearly less active and selective. In contrast tothe classical Merrifield resin, the JandaJEL resin containslong and flexible, tetrahydrofuran-derived cross-linkers. It isassumed that the resulting higher swellability of the resin inorganic solvents gives the attached complex more degrees of

Iris Escher studied chemistry at the Univer-st*t Hannover (Diploma), Stanford Univer-sity (DAAD exchange, Dr. J. Griffin), theMax-Planck Institut f3r Kohlenforschung andUniversit*t Basel (PhD in the group of Prof.Andreas Pfaltz), and Harvard University(post-doctoral research with Prof. G. Ver-dine). In 2001 she became team leader forthe Bayer AG (Zentrale Forschung). Shejoined the Bayer CropScience AG in 2002,where she is currently a scientist in herbicidechemistry. Her main research interests arethe synthesis of active ingredients for cropprotection.

Figure 1. Strategies for the immobilization of chiral homogeneouscatalysts (symbolized by stars).

Scheme 1. Trost ligand 1 and immobilized variants 2a and b.

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freedom and consequently allows it to perform more like ahomogeneous catalyst.

In one of the rare examples in which interactions with thepolymeric support were found to be beneficial, Chan and co-workers chose an amide linkage in proximity to the catalyti-cally active site to anchore a modified binol (1,1’-bi-2-naphthol) through its 3,3’-position to polystyrene(Scheme 3).[18] Clearly higher ee values were obtained at full

conversion in the titanium-catalyzed addition of diethylzincto aldehydes in the presence of this ligand than withhomogeneous binol (benzaldehyde: 97 versus 91.5% ee,respectively). The authors attribute the positive effect of thepolymer to its proximity to the catalytically active site, thusresulting in an increased conformational rigidity of the metalcomplex. However, the ligandAs bite angle might also beaffected by the performance of the polymer.

2.1.2. Covalent Immobilization by Copolymerization

Copolymerization of suitable monomers allows for theintroduction of the chiral information into the backbone ofthe heterogeneous catalyst. Radical polymerization of vinyl-modified ligands with styrene and divinylbenzene[19]

(Scheme 4) or polymerization of amines with isocyanates topolyurethanes[20] are commonly used methods. The accessi-bility of the active site, which depends heavily on the degreeof cross-linkage in the copolymer, is crucial for the activityand selectivity of the final catalyst. In general, the swellabilityof the copolymer in organic solvents decreases as the degreeof cross-linkage increases.

Alternatively, a ligand library can be synthesized effi-ciently by first preparing a functionalized copolymer whichcan be used as the key building block in the final synthesis ofthe chiral ligands. For example, the opening of enantiomer-ically pure epoxides immobilized on a copolymer withdifferent amines gave a series of immobilized amino alcohols.

These ligands were screened successfully in the ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of acetophe-none.[21]

2.1.3. Covalent Immobilization on an Inorganic Support

The application of inorganic materials as heterogeneoussupports offers a number of advantages: their rigid structuredoes not allow the aggregation of active catalysts, they do notswell, and are insoluble in organic solvents.[22] The last twoproperties are interesting in regard to their application asstationary chiral phases in a continuous process. In addition,inorganic supports possess better thermal and mechanicalstability under catalysis conditions.

Among others, zeolites and other mesoporous materials(pore size between 2 and 50 nm),[23] which are characterizedby their high surface area and easily accessible pores, havebeen used successfully for the covalent immobilization ofasymmetric catalysts.[24] Prominent examples are MCM-41(“mobile crystalline material”, ordered hexagonal, usually30–40 D pore diameter; its very high porosity renders it lessmechanically stable than other inorganic materials),[23d]

MCM-48 (ordered cubic), Grace332 (ca. 19 D pore diame-ter), USY (“ultrastabilized zeolite y”, 12–30 D pore diame-ter), SBA15 (ordered hexagonal, 46–300 D pore diame-ter),[23b] and nonporous silica such as carbosil. The linker(for example, a trialkoxysilane) is attached through the silanolmoieties on the surface or at the inner walls of the pores of thesupport. Afterwards, the ligand or metal–ligand complex isattached. Alternatively, a presynthesized linker–ligand build-ing block can be used to allow for a rapid immobilization ondifferent supports (Scheme 5).[25] In the case of ligands 5, thebest results in the ruthenium-catalyzed transfer hydrogena-tion of various aromatic ketones were obtained with theligand immobilized on silica gel (5a ; Scheme 6).[26]

In the case of mesoporous supports, the catalyst can beimmobilized on the surface or in the pores of the inorganicsupport. The ligand can be immobilized only in the pores bytreating the surface silanol groups with a silylating agent such

Scheme 2. Palladium-catalyzed desymmetrization.

Scheme 3. Binol, attached through its 3,3’-position to polystyrene (PS).

Scheme 4. Radical copolymerization of a PyBox derivative. AIBN=azo-bisisobutyronitrile.

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as diphenylsilyl dichloride prior to attaching the chiral ligand.Such a site-selective immobilization of the catalyst can have apositive effect on the selectivity of the catalysis. Either theactive complex is conformationally confined by the interior ofthe pore[27,28] or the access of the substrates to the catalyst isrestricted.[29] Remarkably, Thomas and co-workers found thatthe chiral ligand (R,R)-diphenylethylenediamine (dpen)anchored to the inner walls of porous MCM-41 led toenhanced enantiomeric excess in the Rh-catalyzed asymmet-ric hydrogenation of phenylcinnamic acid relative to that ofthe homogeneously catalyzed reaction (93 versus 81% ee,respectively; Scheme 7a).[29] This improvement was notobserved with the catalyst immobilized on the convex surfaceof nonporous silica (carbosil, Scheme 7b) and was attributedto the restricted approach of the reactant to the active catalystin the concave pore. Furthermore, 6·MCM-41 was recycledand reused two times (90% ee).

The influence of the pore diameter on the performance ofthe immobilized chiral, cationic rhodium and palladiumcomplexes was investigated. These complexes were boundelectrostatically to a number of commercially availablesilicates with various pore sizes (38–250 D pore diameter)by a surface-supported triflate counterion. Interestingly, theselectivity of the asymmetric hydrogenation of methylbenzoylformate decreased as the pore size increased.[30]

Not only can passivation be used to block all of the surfacesilanol groups and to direct the immobilization to the pores,but it can also be used to modify the surrounding of theanchored catalyst and improve the properties of the catalyst.Very recently, Lemaire and co-workers showed a linearcorrelation between the increasing degree of passivation andthe enantioselectivity obtained in the Diels–Alder reaction ofcyclopentadiene with N-acryloyloxazolidinone catalyzed by

the bisoxazoline 7 immobilized on silica gel (increase from 58to 80% ee, Scheme 8).[31] This improvement in selectivity hasbeen observed before,[32] but can not be generalized.[33] The

authors speculate that the silylation of the free OH groups onthe silica prevents the formation of catalytically active, achiralmetal–silanol complexes.

In addition to these mesoporous supports, crystallinenanoparticles possessing a high surface area have also beenemployed. Very recently, Lin et al. used super-paramagneticmagnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4) as a support for the [Ru-(binap)(dpen)] complex (binap: 2,2’-bis(diphenylphosphine)-1,1’-binaphthyl).[34] These magnetite nanoparticles are intrins-ically not magnetic, but can readily be magnetized by anexternal magnet. Two different types of nanoparticle wereemployed: one obtained by thermal decomposition (8a) andthe other by co-precipitation (8b). Slightly higher enantiose-

Scheme 5. Immobilization on different inorganic supports.

Scheme 6. Ruthenium-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation.

Scheme 7. Asymmetric hydrogenation of phenylcinnamic acid. cod=cycloocta-1,5-diene.

Scheme 8. A bisoxazoline ligand immobilized on a passivated silicasurface. TMS= trimethylsilyl.

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lectivities were obtained in all cases when catalyst 8a wasused in the asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones comparedto those obtained with the homogeneous [Ru(binap)(dpen)]catalyst (Scheme 9).[34] In the asymmetric hydrogenation of 1-

acetonaphthone, the heterogeneous catalyst 8b could beseparated by simple “magnetic” decantation and was recycledup to 14 times without a decrease in the conversion orenantioselectivity (100% conversion, 97–98% ee).

2.2. Noncovalently Immobilized Catalysts2.2.1. Immobilization by Adsorption

The simple physisorption of a chiral ligand or metal–ligand complex on a support through van der Waals inter-actions is an attractive approach, since it renders a syntheticmodification of the chiral ligand unnecessary. However, thisconcept has only had limited success, because the complexesare only weakly bound. Therefore, the optimization of thereaction conditions, especially the choice of the right solvent,is a difficult task. The stability can be improved significantly ifthe chiral metal–ligand complex is immobilized by hydrogenbonding[35] on a polar support such as silica. Hydrogenacceptors such as sulfonates need to be introduced into theligand structure to make use of hydrogen bonding with thepolar silanol moieties (Scheme 10a). Alternatively, a cationiccomplex can be bound by a surface-supported counterion,such as a triflate. In this case no modification of the ligandstructure is necessary. (Scheme 10b).[36]

In an interesting alternative approach, a hydrophilicphase, such as water or ethylene glycol, in which the chiralcomplex has been dissolved is immobilized on a hydrophilicsupport such as silica gel or controlled pore glass (SAPC:supported aqueous-phase catalyst).[37] The catalysis takesplace at the interface of the immobilized hydrophilic layerand the immiscible organic solvent. The heterogeneoussupport promotes the reaction by increasing the surfacecontact area between the two phases significantly. Theappropriate chiral ligand needs to be hydrophilic, which canbe achieved by the incorporation of sulfonate groups into theligand structure (Scheme 11).[38] The immobilized complex

can be recycled by simple filtration and reused immediately.Even if only a few asymmetric applications of SAPCs havebeen reported so far, for example, in the synthesis ofnaproxen (Section 2.3.1.2), this technique is likely tobecome more and more popular in transition-metal catalysis.

2.2.2. Immobilization by Ion Exchange

Ion exchange between a chiral, cationic metal–ligandcomplex and an acidic resin represents an elegant method forimmobilization through electrostatic interactions. For exam-ple, this methodology has been applied successfully in copper-catalyzed aziridination of alkenes,[39] enantioselective dehy-drogenation,[40] Diels–Alder reactions,[41] and imino–ene reac-tions[42] (see also Section 2.3.3.2). Moreover, ion exchange isthe only method that allows the direct immobilization of themetal itself. Therefore, it is a method of choice for therecycling of expensive or very toxic metal derivatives such asosmium tetroxide.[43] Choudary et al. were the first toimmobilize OsO4

2� in layered double hydroxides (LDHs).[44]

LDHs contain alternating cationic M(II)1�xM(III)x(OH)2x+

and anionic An�·zH2O layers.[45] The exchange of chlorideanions for OsO4

2� in Mg1�xAlx(OH)2(Cl)x·zH2O crystals (x=0.25) gives the LDH-OsO4 catalyst. Interestingly, the metal islocalized on the surface and not in the interlamellar space ofthe LDH (Scheme 12a).

The LDH-OsO4 catalyst did not only show very highactivity and selectivity in the asymmetric dihydroxylationreaction of trans-stilbene (96% yield, 99% ee), but also gaveexcellent results with cinnamates (93–96% yield, 99% ee)and 1-naphthyl allyl ether (94% yield, 77% ee) that werecomparable to those obtained with the homogeneous catalyst.LDH-OsO4 could be recycled in the presence of N-methyl-

Scheme 9. Asymmetric hydrogenation of acetophenone derivativeswith magnetically separable, immobilized catalysts (results of thehomogeneous [Ru(binap)(dpen)] complex are given in brackets).

Scheme 10. Immobilization of metal–ligand complexes by hydrogenbonding of the support with a) the ligand or b) the counterion.

Scheme 11. Mode of action of an SAP catalyst.

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morpholine-N-oxide (NMO) as cooxidant three times with-out loss of selectivity in the asymmetric dihydroxylation of a-methylstyrene. The significant deactivation observed whenusing K3[Fe(CN)6] or molecular oxygen as the cooxidant wasexplained by a competitive exchange of the OsO4

2� ions forferrocyanide or phosphate ions.[46] Catalysts prepared by theimmobilization of OsO4

2� on quaternary ammonium groupssupported on a polymer such as chloromethylated styrenedi-vinylbenzene copolymers (Merrifield resin, resin-OsO4;Scheme 12b) or silica gel (SiO2-OsO4; Scheme 12c) did notshow any undesired leaching of osmium in the presence ofK3[Fe(CN)6] (Table 2). A higher activity was observed with

resin-OsO4 than with SiO2-OsO4, which was attributed to thebetter swelling properties of the polymer in organic solvents.Resin-OsO4 is also an excellent catalyst for the asymmetricdihydroxylation of aliphatic olefins such as 1-octene (90%yield, 84% ee).[47] LDH-OsO4 has also been applied in theasymmetric oxidation of sulfides (up to 51% ee).[48]

2.2.3. Other Noncovalent Interactions

The encapsulation of chiral catalysts in a support, oftenreferred to as “ship in a bottle”, is the only type ofimmobilization that does not require any favorable interac-

tion between the metal–ligand complex and the support. Ingeneral, chiral complexes can either be successively assem-bled in the pores of a mesoporous material[49] or thepresynthesized complex is entrapped by polymerization in asol–gel process or in a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) film. Inboth cases, synthetic methods are required that are welltolerated by the support and the metal–ligand complex. If thesupport is assembled around the presynthesized complexes,the diameter and the openings of the pores formed can differsignificantly, often accompanied by a negative impact on theselectivity of the immobilized catalyst. The openings of thepores of the support need to be smaller than the enclosedcomplex to avoid leaching (Figure 1). As a consequence, theaccessibility of the active complex is generally limited andresults in significantly longer reaction times.[50] For thesereasons, only a few highly selective encapsulated catalysts canbe found in the literature. An example is the application of aRh-Meduphos complex embedded in a PDMS membrane forthe asymmetric hydrogenation of C=C bonds. This catalyststill resulted in high enantioselectivity (96% versus 98% eefor the homogeneously catalyzed reaction), however, thereactions were ten-times slower (Section 2.3.2.1).[51]

A different, very effective approach was developed byDavies et al. They immobilized dirhodium complexes bycoordination and employed them in the asymmetric, inter-molecular cyclopropanation and C�H activation of donor/acceptor-substituted carbenoides.[52] Specifically, a pyridinetethered to a highly cross-linked polymer (argopore) by theWang linker binds to the catalytically active chiral dirhodiumcomplex (Scheme 13). Part of the immobilization was attrib-

uted to microencapsulation, whereas a capture-release (boo-merang) mechanism could be excluded. An immobilizationby coordination has the advantage that: 1) no modification ofthe chiral ligands on the rhodium is necessary, thus the

Scheme 12. Immobilization of OsO42� by ion exchange.

Table 2: Asymmetric dihydroxylation with LDH-OsO4 and resin-OsO4.

Entry Olefin Catalyst Cooxidant Yield [%] ee [%]

1 LDH-OsO4 NMO 96 99

2 resin-OsO4 K3[Fe(CN)6] 95 99

3 LDH-OsO4 NMO 97 97

4 resin-OsO4 K3[Fe(CN)6] 92 98

5 resin-OsO4 K3[Fe(CN)6] 85 82

Scheme 13. Coordinatively immobilized dirhodium complex used inasymmetric cyclopropanation.

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structure of the chiral complex that is necessary for theselectivity is not impaired, 2) although one rhodium atom isdeactivated by coordination, the other remains active forcatalysis, and 3) this methodology can be applied successfullyto numerous chiral dirhodium complexes.[53] For example, theimmobilized catalyst used in the cyclopropanation of styrenewas recycled up to 15 times without loss of selectivity andyield—only a slight decrease in the reactivity was observed(Scheme 13). Coordinative metal–ligand interactions are alsoused for immobilization in metal–organic frameworks (seeSection 3).

2.3. Immobilization of Privileged[5c] Chiral Catalysts

The following chapters are organized according to theorder used for the different immobilization techniquesdescribed in Sections 2.1 and 2.2.

2.3.1.Metal–Binap Complexes2.3.1.1. Covalent Immobilization of Binap

The binap ligand is arguably one of the most prominentand successful chiral ligands for asymmetric catalysis, andtherefore it has often been used for the investigation of newimmobilization techniques. Bayston et al. obtained highactivities and enantioselectivities in the ruthenium-catalyzedhydrogenation of b-ketoesters (for example, forCH3CH2COCH2CO2Me, 99% yield, 97% ee)[54] with binap 9connected to polystyrene (PS) through an alkyl amide at its 6-position.[54] Using the same PS-binap ligand 9, Noyori and co-workers obtained excellent enantioselectivities and also highturnover numbers (TON) in the ruthenium-(R,R)-dpen-catalyzed hydrogenation of ketones; for example, in thehydrogenation of acetonaphthone a TON of 33000 wasobtained in a total of 14 experiments (Scheme 14).[55]

Immobilized binap on polystyrene (10) is commerciallyavailable and has been applied successfully in many reactionssuch as the palladium-catalyzed Mukaiyama–aldol reactionand the asymmetric Mannich reaction.[56] In the industriallyinteresting isomerization of (E)-diethylgeranylamine (11) to(S)-citronellal (12), catalyst 10did not only give activities andselectivities comparable to thehomogeneous system (100%conversion, 98% ee) but couldalso be recycled and reused upto 37 times by simple decant-ation or filtration(Scheme 15).[57]

Although good results havebeen obtained with binap-derived catalysts that are anch-ored to polymers such as poly-esters and PEG that are solubleunder the reaction conditions,they are not covered in thisReview.[9c,11]

Lemaire and co-workers favored the immobilization of6,6’-diaminomethyl-binap by copolymerization with diisocya-nates to polyureas (13, Scheme 16) instead of tethering thecomplex to an existing polymer.[20, 58] As the rigidity of thelinker moiety R increased, the enantioselectivities obtainedwith the Ru complexes in the asymmetric hydrogenation ofmethyl acetoacetate increased from good to excellent. More-over, polymer 13c could be recycled three times without loss

Scheme 14. Enantioselective ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation withthe PS-bound binap ligand 9.

Scheme 15. Isomerization of (E)-diethylgeranylamine (11) to (S)-citro-nellal (12).

Scheme 16. Immobilization of 6,6’-diaminomethyl-binap by copolymerization with diisocyanates.

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of activity and reactivity. Additional cross-linking withtriisocyanatotoluene (30%) resulted in a significant decreasein the activity and selectivity (35% yield, 9% ee). Thesepolyureas also sometimes gave good results in the ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of olefinic double bonds.[59]

Pu and co-workers utilized poly(binap) (prepared bySuzuki–Miyaura coupling of 1,4-dibromo-2,5-dialkylbenzenewith a chiral binap-boronic ester) in the ruthenium-catalyzedreduction of aryl methyl ketone in the presence of (R,R)-diphenylethylenediamine (99% conversion, 90% ee).[60]

Sterically demanding substituents in the 4,4’-position ofbinap derivatives can improve the asymmetric induction inthe ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of b-ketoesters.[61]

Anchoring binap through the 4,4’-position to the inner surfaceof a mesoporous SBA-15 pore (BJH-measured pore size afterimmobilization of 14: 96 D) has also been shown to beespecially rewarding (14, Scheme 17). Methyl acetoacetatewas hydrogenated with 98.6% ee and the chiral catalyst 14could be recycled three times with full conversion and aslightly reduced ee value (96.2–98.6%).[62]

Convincing results have also been afforded with chiralporous binap-zirconium phosphonates in the ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of b-ketoesters (seeSection 2.3).[63]

2.3.1.2. Noncovalently Immobilized Binap

Compared to the homogeneous catalysts, attempts toimmobilize binap complexes by noncovalent methods such asembedding in membranes,[50b,64] by sol–gel polymerization,[65]

or by impregnation of silica gel[66] were accompanied by a lossin activity or enantioselectivity. However, the binap complex15 dissolved in ethylene glycol and adsorbed on glass (CPG-240, controlled pore glass-240, pore diameter 242 D) gavegood results in the ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation.[67]

Similar to the homogeneous catalyst, this binap-SAP catalystafforded 96% ee in the synthesis of naproxen (16 ; TOF=

41 h�1 (heterogeneous); 131 h�1 (homogeneous); Scheme 18).

Binap-palladium nanoparticles have also been preparedby the reduction of K2PdCl4 with sodium borohydride in thepresence of binap (dispersity 2.0� 0.5 nm). Strikingly,whereas the homogeneous palladium-binap complex doesnot promote the reaction, the nanoparticle-based catalystgave up to 95% ee in the hydrosilylation of styrene (theee value was determined after oxidation to the alcohol,Scheme 19).[68]

2.3.2. [Rh{(R,R-Meduphos}] Complexes

Both covalent[69] and noncovalently immobilized duphoscomplexes have been used successfully in asymmetric catal-ysis. Noncovalently immobilized strategies have proved to beespecially successful, and will be discussed in more detail inthe following section.

2.3.2.1. Noncovalently Supported [Rh{(R,R)-Meduphos}]Complexes

The immobilized cationic [{(R,R)-Meduphos}Rh-(cod)]OTf complex was prepared by simple mixing thecomplex with MCM-41 in CH2Cl2. Presumably, it is boundthrough the hydrogen bonding of the triflate counterion to thesupport.[36a] In the asymmetric hydrogenation of olefins inhexane, the heterogeneous catalyst gave superior selectivitiesthan the homogeneous system that performed in methanol(Scheme 20). Remarkably, this impregnated, heterogeneouscatalyst could be recycled and reused up to four times withoutloss of activity and selectivity.

Scheme 17. Ru complex 14 immobilized in a pore of SBA-15.

Scheme 18. Synthesis of naproxen (16).

Scheme 19. Asymmetric hydrosilylation of styrene.

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In a different approach Augustine et al. used phospho-tungstic acid (PTA) as the linker between the support and thechiral metal–ligand complex.[70] The immobilization is basedon the interaction of both the metal–ligand complex as well asthe support with an oxygen atom or a hydroxy group of thePTA. Therefore, a synthetic modification of the ligandstructure is not necessary for the immobilization. In the Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of methyl 2-acetami-doacrylate (17) similarly high selectivities were obtainedusing [Rh(Meduphos)]-PTA-alumina as under homogeneousconditions (up to 95% ee after three cycles, Scheme 21b).

Remarkably, the enantioselectivity obtained increased withthe progressing recycling in up to 15 cycles going from 67 to97% ee (homogeneous 76% ee) by using [Rh(dipamp)]immobilized by PTA on montmorillonite K[71] without anydecrease in activity.[49]

Rh-Meduphos complexes have also been supportedsuccessfully by ion exchange. By utilizing tetraethyleneglycol as a template Maschmeyer and co-workers prepareda mesoporous, Brønsted acidic alumosilicate (AlTUD-1, porediameter 20–500 D) with an unusually low Si/Al ratio of 4:1 toallow for a tetrahedral coordination of aluminum (Si/Altet9:1).[72] After ion exchange with [{(R,R)-Meduphos}Rh-(cod)]BF4, the resulting catalyst afforded > 98% ee in theasymmetric reduction of methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate (17) inmethanol, similar to the homogeneous counterpart. Unfortu-nately, a significant leaching of ruthenium was observed(4.9 mgL�1, 17%). The leaching could be reduced to0.01 mgL�1 by using the apolar solvent methyl tert-butylether (MTBE) without affecting the conversion and reactionrate (100% conversion, TOF> 350 h�1, 90% ee,Scheme 21c,d). Nevertheless, it was not possible to recyclethe catalyst successfully. This was attributed to an intrinsic

instability[73] of the Rh-duphos complex under the reactionconditions.

In contrast, Hutchings and co-workers were able toprepare a stable [{(R,R)-Meduphos}Rh(cod)]Al-MCM-41catalyst by ion exchange of [{(R,R-Meduphos}Rh(cod)]BF4

with acidic (H+)Al-MCM-41. Excellent enantioselectivitiesand activities were reported for the asymmetric hydrogena-tion of dimethyl itaconate (substrate/Rh= 250:1, cycle 1 to 5:1 h, > 99% conversion, > 99% ee, Scheme 22a). Moreover,

the catalyst was recycled up to eight times (cycle 8: 1 h, 99%conversion, 95% ee).[74] Similarily good results were obtainedin the reduction of methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate (17; 92–99% ee in five cycles compared to 99% ee under homoge-neous conditions, Scheme 21a,e). Instead of having toexchange the presynthesized chiral complex, an in situ syn-thesis of the complex in the pore of MCM-41 is feasible. First[Rh(cod)2]BF4 is exchanged, followed by treatment with thechiral Meduphos ligand (dimethyl itaconate/rhodium=

1000:1, 100% conversion, 98% ee, Scheme 22b). In general,this in situ synthesis allows a rapid and efficient catalystscreening of multiple chiral ligands.

The adsorption of [{(R,R)-Meduphos}Rh(cod)Cl] in thepores of Al-MCM-41 led to active and stable heterogeneouscatalysts that could be recycled up to four times. However,only 92% ee was obtained in the hydrogenation of dimethylitaconate (19 ; 100% conversion, TON> 4000,Scheme 22c).[75]

{Ru(Meduphos)} occluded in a polydimethylsiloxanematrix catalyzes the hydrogenation of methyl 2-acetamido-acrylate in water with good enantioselectivity (heterogeneous96.9%, homogeneous 99%), but with significantly reducedactivity (TOFPDMS/water= 12.6 h�1; TOFhomogeneous/MeOH=

320 h�1, Scheme 21 f) as a result of mass transfer limita-tions.[51]

2.3.3.Metal–Salen Complexes2.3.3.1. Covalently Anchored Salen Complexes

Salen is yet another privileged ligand in asymmetriccatalysis and has been immobilized frequently, most oftenthrough covalent binding. Jacobsen and co-workers attachedchiral [Co(salen)] complexes through a carbonate linker[76] topolystyrene (21a, 160 mmol [Co(salen)] per gram polymer)and through a bifunctional linker to silica gel[77] (21b,scheme 23). Very good results were obtained with thesecatalysts in the kinetic hydrolytic resolution of epoxides in upto five reaction cycles (Table 3).[78]

Scheme 20. Asymmetric hydrogenation with impregnated [{(R,R)-Meduphos}Rh(cod)]OTf; results obtained with the homogeneous cata-lyst are given in brackets (in hexane/methanol). Tf= triflate.

Scheme 21. Hydrogenation of methyl 2-acetamidoacrylate (17).

Scheme 22. Hydrogenation of dimethyl itaconate (19).

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The inflexibility and noncompressibility ofthe silica support renders 21b the catalyst ofchoice for application as a stationary phase ina continuous flow reactor (Table 3, entry 6).Overall, better results were obtained withhighly loaded silica gel. This result supportsthe assumption that the reaction proceeds bya cooperative bimetallic mechanism thatprofits from a high local concentration ofcatalyst (highly loaded silica gel) or a flexiblesupport (polystyrene).

Kwon and Kim polymerized existing salenderivatives by a nucleophilic substitution orbuilt up the salen moiety by imine formationthrough the reaction of suitable dialdehydeswith chiral diaminocyclohexane in the poly-merization step (24 and 25, Scheme 24).[79,80] Very goodresults were obtained in the cobalt-catalyzed hydrolytickinetic resolution of epoxides with these catalysts (Table 3,entries 7 and 8). Remarkably, these copolymers can be

recycled and reused up to seven times without any loss ofactivity and selectivity, and do not need to be regenerated.

In addition, epoxides can be opened highly enantioselec-tively with phenols in the presence of catalyst 21a(Scheme 25). This transformation was the key step in aparallel synthesis of a small, pharmaceutically interestinglibrary of compounds.[81]

Immobilized [Mn(salen)] complexes have been utilizedrepeatedly in the epoxidation of alkenes, but recycling hasoften proved to be a problem because of the intrinsicinstability of the complex under the reaction conditions.[78,82]

However, Li and co-workers were able to immobilize [Mn-(salen)] complexes 26 by binding them axially to phenoxy orphenylsulfone ligands on a highly cross-linked PS(Scheme 26). These catalysts were reused up to three timeswithout any loss in activity or selectivity in the epoxidation ofolefins.[83]

Seebach and co-workers used radical copolymerization ofsalen dendrimers 27 with styrene to give spherical beads ofcross-linked polystyrene (400 mm diameter; swelling factor:2.5 (CH2Cl2) and 4 (THF)).[84] The polymers generated by thismethod contain cavities around the active site within thepolymer matrix that are likely to be chiral.[85] After con-version into the corresponding Mn and Cr complexes, goodresults were obtained in the asymmetric epoxidation ofolefins (Scheme 27) and also in the hetero-Diels–Alderreaction of DanishefskyAs diene with different aldehydes(50–70% ee). Interestingly, and in contrast to homogeneousMn-salen catalysts, the catalyst prepared by copolymerizationof monomer 28 could be stored and was stable to air. Thus, itcould be reused up to 10 times without any loss of activity andselectivity in the asymmetric epoxidation of styrene (quanti-tative conversion after 30 min; 62% ee).

Garcia and co-workers compared salen ligands 29 cova-lently bound to different supports in the vanadium-catalyzedasymmetric cyanosilylation of aldehydes (Table 4).[86] For the

first time, the corresponding [VO(salen)] complexes wereattached to the tip of single-walled nanotubes (SWNT, 1=

1.4 nm, lengths of bundles= 5 mm). Compared to the resultsobtained under homogeneous conditions with SWNT-[VO-

Scheme 23. Immobilized [Co(salen)] complexes.

Table 3: Kinetic resolution with immobilized [Co(salen)] complexes.

Entry Catalyst(mol%)

R Yield of 23(Conversion) [%]

ee (S)-23 [%]

ee (R)-22 [%]

1 21a (0.25) CH2Cl 41 (51–52) 92–95[a] >99[a]

2 21a (0.5) CH2Br 94[b] 96[a] –3 21a (0.4) (CH2)2OH 36 (40) 94[a] 59[a]

4 21b (0.3) Ph (50) 96 905 21b (0.4) (CH2)2OH (34) 93 486 21b (0.5)[c] (CH2)2OH (36–39) 94 54–617 [Co(24)]PF6

(0.5)Ph 32 96 98

8 [Co(25)]PF6(0.5)

CH2Cl 43 98 99

[a] Result over 5 cycles. [b] Dynamic kinetic resolution of epibromohy-drin. [c] Applied as a stationary phase in a continuous flow reactor.

Scheme 24. Salen copolymers.

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(salen)], similar TOFs but reduced enantioselectivities wereobtained in the cyanosilylation of benzaldehyde, while silicagel-[VO(salen)] afforded similar enantioselectivities(Table 4).

2.3.3.2. Noncovalent Immobilization of Salen Complexes

Since the synthesis of metal–salen complexes is highyielding, this class of ligands is especially suited for immobi-lization by assembly within the pores of a mesoporousmaterial such as zeolites.[87] However, the selectivities andreaction rates so far reported are reduced compared to thoseobtained with the corresponding homogeneous catalysts.

The physisorption of salen complexes on silica gel was alsoinvestigated. The impregnated heterogeneous catalysts wereshown to have stability problems that were accompanied by acontinuous fragmentation of the silica support as a result ofsevere abrasive forces in the stirred reactor.[88] The deterio-ration of the silica support not only increased significantly thetime needed for separation of the catalyst but also led toincreased leaching. Therefore, a recovery of the [Cr(salen)]catalyst by desorption followed by impregnation on new silicagel was favored.

Choi and Kim circumvented these kinds of problems byusing a membrane reactor. They reported the kineticresolution of epoxides with the [CoIII(salen)] complex 33immobilized in a membrane (Schemes 28 and 29).[89] Themembrane consists of a ZSM-5-zeolite film on porousanodisc47. The chiral metal complex is impregnated onanodisc47. It is in contact with the aqueous phase while the

ZSM-5-zeolite film is adjacent to the organic phase (CH2Cl2),in which the racemic epoxide is dissolved. No leaching isobserved because complex 33 is insoluble in water and alsotoo large to diffuse through the pores of the ZSM-5 film. The

Table 4: Asymmetric cyanosilylation of benzaldehyde.

Entry Catalyst Conversion [%] TOF [h�1] ee [%]

1 [VO(salen)], homogeneous 85 3.5 892 SWNT-[VO(salen)] 67 3.1 663 activated carbon-[VO(salen)] 81 3.75 484 silica gel-[VO(salen)] 78 2.7 85

Scheme 25. Asymmetric opening of an epoxide with phenol.

Scheme 26. Epoxidation of an unfunctionalized olefin.

Scheme 27. Epoxidation of 1-phenylcyclohexene. mCPBA=meta-chloro-perbenzoic acid.

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membrane is necessary to immobilize the catalyst and at thesame time allows the separation of organic compounds withsignificantly different polarities by continuous extraction. Inthis case the hydrophilic diol, which diffuses through themembrane into the aqueous phase, is separated elegantlyfrom the epoxide during the course of the reaction. Variousterminal epoxides were converted with high yield andselectivity (Scheme 29). The membrane could be reused upto four times without loss of activity and selectivity in acontinuous-type membrane reactor, in which the aqueous andthe organic phase were circulated in a countercurrent flow. Itcan be expected that membrane reactors will be applied morefrequently in asymmetric catalysis.

Kureshy et al. immobilized dicationic [MnIII(salen)] com-plexes by ion exchange in the interlayers of montmorillonite(Scheme 30).[90]

The heterogeneous catalyst gave reduced yields butimproved enantioselectivities in the epoxidation of styrenecompared to the results obtained under homogeneous con-ditions (Scheme 31). The improved enantioselectivity was

explained in terms of the unique spatial environment of theconfined medium. Furthermore, the flexibility of the lamellarstructure of the montmorillonite allows for the selectiveconversion of sterically more demanding substrates such as 39and 40, with results comparable to thoses obtained with thehomogeneous catalyst.

2.3.4.Metal–Bisoxazoline Complexes

Chiral bisoxazolines have proven to be excellent catalystsfor a number of transition-metal-catalyzed processes.[5a]

However, the often relatively high catalyst concentrationsrequired (up to 10 mol%) demand for an efficient recyclingstrategy.[91]

2.3.4.1. Covalently Immobilized Bisoxazoline Complexes

Bisoxazolines have often been immobilized by copoly-merization with styrene.[92] Salvadori and co-workersobtained > 90% ee (in up to 5 cycles) in the copper-catalyzedcyclopropanation of styrene with ethyl diazoacetate by usingthe highly cross-linked (ca. 54%), heterogeneous, chiralligand 42 (Scheme 32).[92e] Although the C2 symmetry of theligand is lost upon attachment to the support, the resultsobtained are comparable to those obtained with the homoge-neous catalyst. Similarly good results were obtained with 43 inthe copper-catalyzed glyoxylate–ene reaction (Scheme 32).[93]

Bisoxazolines covalently anchored to silicates have beenapplied among others in the asymmetric Diels–Alder reac-tion[29,94] and cyclopropanation.[95] Corma et al. immobilizedbisoxazolines on silica gel (Scheme 33) and MCM-41 througha long flexible linker to minimize spatial restrictions by thesupport. Application of catalyst 45, which exhibits a highdegree of conformational freedom, in a Friedel–Craftshydroxyalkylation resulted in up to 92% ee, compared to72% ee under analogous homogeneous conditions.[96]

Scheme 28. Anodisc 47/ZSM-5-membrane reactor for the kineticresolution of epoxides.

Scheme 29. Kinetic resolution of epoxides in a membrane continuousflow reactor.

Scheme 30. Immobilization by ion exchange.

Scheme 31. Substrates for the asymmetric epoxidation with 37a–d(results obtained with the homogeneous catalyst are given inbrackets).

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2.3.4.2. Noncovalently Immobilized Bisoxazoline Complexes

The immobilization of a chiral metal–ligand complex byion exchange is an attractive strategy, since no structuralmodification of the chiral ligand is required.[97] This importantmethodology was intensively investigated by using chiralbisoxazolines and has been applied successfully to manyasymmetric catalysts. Hutchings and co-workers immobilizedchiral copper(bisoxazoline) complexes on zeoliteY throughthe electrostatic interactions of the copper cations with theanionic support. These catalysts proved to give comparablyhigh or improved selectivities as the homogeneous catalysts inthe copper-catalyzed aziridination of styrene (Schemes 34 and

35),[39b,98] the Diels–Alder reaction,[99] as well as the carbonyl–and imino–ene reactions.[42] EPR spectroscopic studies indi-cate that the copper(bisoxazoline) complexes are located in

the pores of the zeolite. Depending on the reaction, theimproved enantiodifferentiation has been attributed to eitherthe enhanced confinement of the substrate[98c] or the cata-lyst.[100]

Similar or higher enantioselectivities (72–99%), but withreduced yields (Scheme 36), could be obtained in thecarbonyl– and imino–ene reaction with the heterogeneouscatalyst compared to the homogeneously catalyzed reaction.In contrast to the homogeneously catalyzed reaction, theimino–ene reaction surprisingly did not require imine sub-strates with electron-deficient substituents under heteroge-neous conditions.[101] Also, the heterogeneous catalyst couldbe recovered and reused up to four times without any loss ofactivity and selectivity.

2.4. Conclusion

For a long time, the immobilization of homogeneouschiral catalysts had been accompanied by a loss in activity andselelectivity. Today, by choosing a suitable support, especially

Scheme 32. Copolymerized bisoxazolines in the cyclopropanation andglyoxylate–ene reactions.

Scheme 33. Enantioselective Friedel–Crafts alkylation with heterogene-ous catalyst 45.

Scheme 34. Effect of the zeolite on the ee value (results obtained withthe corresponding homogeneous catalystis are given in brackets).

Scheme 35. Enantioselective aziridination of styrene derivatives withimmobilized ligand 46a.

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mesoporous materials, a heterogeneous catalyst can beprepared that gives similar or even enhanced selectivitiesand activities. In other words, the role of the support haschanged from an inevitable appendage to a well-definedmaterial that can be used to beneficially influence theoutcome of a catalyzed reaction. This has been demonstratedimpressively by Thomas and co-workers in the enantioselec-tive hydrogenation of phenylcinnamic acid (Section 2.1.3).[29]

However, more mechanistic investigations are needed for abetter understanding of the interactions between the chiralcomplex, substrate, and support. Nevertheless, industrialapplications, improved overall properties, as well as a rationaldesign of immobilized homogeneous catalysts are becomingrealistic.

Is a covalent or a noncovalent immobilization of thecatalyst preferential? For a long time, covalent immobiliza-tion of chiral complexes was unrivaled because of the stabilityand recyclability of the resulting catalysts. In contrast,catalysts prepared by the often synthetically more facilenoncovalent immobilization strategy most often sufferedfrom severe stability problems. However, recent results withcationic complexes immobilized by surface-supported coun-teranions (Section 2.2.1)[36] or ion exchange (Section2.3.2.1)[74] have demonstrated that these noncovalently immo-bilized catalysts can show good stabilities, can be recycledseveral times, and in addition result in good selectivities andactivities.

3. Chiral Metal–Organic Catalysts

In the last five years another exciting class of immobilizedcatalysts has emerged. In the classical immobilizationapproach described in the previous sections, the chiral

ligand is anchored covalently or noncovalently to the support.This new immobilization technique is based on the skillfulapplication of multitopic ligands and metals and allows for asimple and efficient assembly of solid metal–organic struc-tures by complexation without the need for an additional

support (Figure 2). This self-assembly can give highly porous,in some cases very regular, coordination polymers that mainlyconsist of the metal and the chiral ligand.[102] Numerousreports show that inorganic–organic networks are suitableachiral catalysts.[102b,103,104] Very recently this fascinating classof immobilized catalysts has been applied in enantioselectivecatalysis.[102e] Since this area showed high potential anddeveloped rapidly from the beginning, it will be discussed ingreater detail in this Review. The catalyst systems reported sofar can be subdivided into three categories (Figure 2a–c).

In the most simple scenario the metal–organic polymerconsists of one metal ion and one ligand, both possessing atleast two coordination sites (Figure 2, type a). Polymericchains, layers, or networks are formed depending on thenumber of these coordination sites. In 2000, Kim and co-workers were the first to report the application of such ametal–organic material in enantioselective catalysis.[105] Thechiral carboxylic acid 48+H functions as the organic ligandand can easily be prepared from tartaric acid. The chiralligand reacts with Zn2+ ions to give the metal–organicpolymer 49. It is characterized by trimeric subunits, in whichthree zinc ions are connected by six carboxylate groups of the

Scheme 36. Carbonyl– and imino–ene reactions.

Figure 2. Comparison of a supported homogeneous catalyst andmetal–organic polymers.

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building block 48 and one additional oxygen atom(Scheme 37). The formation of a three-dimensional networkis realized by linking these subunits through the coordination

of the pyridine nitrogen atoms to the zinc ions of neighboringtrimers.

The resulting porous polymer 49 (Figure 3) has beentested in the transesterification of ester 50 with alcohols and

gave enantioselectivities up to 8% ee (Scheme 38). Despitethis low level of enantioinduction, this report was the startingpoint for the rapidly growing field of asymmetric metal–organic catalysts.

The research groups of Sasai and Ding later developedchiral, heterogeneous catalysts of type a that gave good toexcellent enantioselectivities in the carbonyl–ene reaction(Scheme 39).[106] Both research groups used differently con-nected dimeric binol units as ligands and titanium as the

catalytically active metal (54 and 55). Sasai and co-workerswere able to carry out the reaction of aldehyde 56 with a-methylstyrene in air and reuse the coordination polymer54.[106a] Furthermore, the catalyst could be recycled andreused up to five times without affecting the enantioselectiv-ity. Modification of the metal–organic networks 59 byaddition of water resulted in catalysts that effected theasymmetric oxidation of aryl sulfides 60 with up to 99.9% ee(Scheme 39).[106c]

Wang and Ding used this self-assembly strategy toimmobilize monodentate phosphoramidites (Scheme 40).[102d]

The chiral polymeric catalyst 62 was shown to catalyze theasymmetric hydrogenation of olefins with higher enantiose-lectivity (Scheme 40) than the corresponding homogeneousmonophos/Rh catalyst (R1=H, R2=Ph; homogeneous:89% ee).

Ding and co-workers treated differently linked binolligands 63 (Scheme 41) with La(OiPr)3 to give heterogeneousanalogues of the Shibasaki catalyst.[107] These catalystsepoxidized numerous chalcones 64 with excellent yields andenantioselectivities in the presence of molecular sieves andtriphenylphosphine oxide as additives (Scheme 42). Interest-ingly, the structure of the linker has a strong influence on theperformance of the catalyst. Decreasing the length of thelinker which reduces the angle between the ligands isdetrimental to the enantioselectivity. High activities andenantioselectivities were obtained (92–95% ee for R1=R2=

Ph) with the planar tridentate ligand 63d or the three-dimensional tetratendate ligand 63e.

Lin et al. immobilized functionalized Ru-binap deriva-tives by self-assembly with one equivalent of soluble Zr-(OtBu)4 to give chiral, porous zirconium phosphonates 66(Figure 2, type b) for asymmetric hydrogenation(Scheme 43).[65, 108] The two metals incorporated fulfill differ-ent functions. While zirconium is responsible for the immobi-lization, ruthenium is the catalytically active metal in thehydrogenation. Scanning tunneling microscope (STM) imagesof the catalyst have shown the catalysts to be amorphous andhighly porous, with a large pore distribution. The BET surfaceof catalyst 66 was found to be 400 m2g�1 and the microscopicsurface 81 m2g�1. The pore volume of the material was98 cm3g�1.

The performance of this self-supported catalyst 68 isconvincing: Higher selectivities in the hydrogenation ofaromatic ketones were obtained than with the corresponding

Scheme 37. Synthesis of the metal–organic polymer 49 and analysis ofits structural elements.

Figure 3. View along the c-axis of 49. Clearly visible are the large chiralchannels, with the accessible surface highlighted. (Reproduced fromRef. [105].)

Scheme 38. Enantioselective transesterification with catalyst 49.

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homogeneous ruthenium complex.[109] Moreover, as little as0.005 mol% of the catalyst was sufficient for full conversionand high ee values of up to 98.6% ee (reaction time 40 h,TOF= 500 h�1). The heterogeneous catalyst 66 could berecycled and reused up to eight times without loss ofenantioselectivity.

Recently, Lin and co-workers introduced another catalyti-cally active, porous metal–organic network.[110] Treatment of

ligand 67 with CdCl2gives the crystallinesolid 68. X-ray analysisof 68 reveals that thecadmium(II) ions aresurrounded octahedrallyand are bridged by twochloride atoms, thusresulting in one-dimen-sional zigzag chains ofthe formula [Cd(m-Cl)2]n. The metal centeris also coordinated bytwo pyridine nitrogenatoms, thus leading tothe formation of athree-dimensional net-work with large chiralchannels (ca. 1.6 T1.8 nm). While some hy-droxy groups areshielded, two binol hy-droxy groups are placedat regular distances inthe channel. Reaction ofthe free binols with Ti-(OiPr)4 gives the activecatalyst. The Lewis-acidic titanium complex

catalyzes the addition of diethylzinc to aromatic aldehydeswith comparable conversions and enantioselectivities as thehomogeneous binol/Ti(OiPr)4 catalyst (Scheme 44). By usinghighly sterically demanding, dendritic aldehydes (up to 2 nm)

Scheme 40. Asymmetric hydrogenation with an immobilized, mono-dentate phosphoramidite ligand.

Scheme 41. One-, two-, and three-dimensional multidentate binolligands.

Scheme 39. Chiral metal–organic polymers for the enantioselective ene reaction or oxidation of sulfides (CMHP:cumene hydroperoxide).

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as starting materials, it was shown that the catalytically activesites are located in the channels. Whereas good conversions(> 95%) were obtained for these bulky substrates underhomogeneous conditions, the conversion decreased to zerowhen the heterogeneous catalyst was used.

The third type of a metal–organic polymer (Figure 2,type c) is formed by the alternating complexation of onemetal M with two different ligands L1 and L2, as recentlyexemplified by Ding and co-workers with the immobilizationof NoyoriAs catalyst.[111] The synthesis of the metal–organicnetwork proved to be facile: The reaction of binap and dpendimers with the ruthenium complex [{(C6H6)RuCl2}2] selec-tively provided the desired heterocomplexes 69 (Scheme 45,Figure 4). High selectivities, comparable to those obtainedunder homogeneous conditions, were obtained with thiscatalyst in the hydrogenation of acetophenone (Scheme 45).Moreover, the heterogeneous catalyst 69b could be recycledby simple filtration and was reused seven times withoutsignificant loss of enantioselectivity (95% ee in the seventhcycle). Furthermore, the catalystAs concentration could bereduced to 0.01 mol% in the hydrogenation of acetophenone(95% ee, 500 h�1). Several experiments convincingly demon-strated that catalyst 69b is insoluble in isopropanol. Noruthenium was detected in solution by inductively coupledplasma (ICP) spectroscopy, the supernatant was shown not tobe catalytically active, and the product obtained after filtra-tion contained less than 0.1 ppm ruthenium. This type ofcatalyst prepared from two different ligands and one metalseems to be especially suited for the efficient synthesis ofheterogeneous catalyst libraries.

The attractive properties of these metal–organic catalystsare their ready separation from the product and theirreusability. Moreover, in contrast to homogeneous catalystsimmobilized on an external support, they have the advantageof possessing an especially high density of catalytically activeunits. The enantioselectivities obtained are often comparableor better than those obtained with the correspondinghomogeneous complexes. In some cases, the structure ofthese systems is highly ordered on the microscopic level.Therefore, in contrast to most other heterogeneous catalysts,their structure can be solved and the information used for abetter mechanistic understanding. It is expected that furtherresearch will allow for a better predictability of the structuresof the catalysts which will consequently lead to this researcharea becoming increasingly attractive.

4. Chiral Modifiers

Catalysis at chiral surfaces is a fascinating research goal.In a few cases, enantiospecific adsorption[113] has beenreported on chiral metal surfaces.[112] This effect was utilizedin an enantioselective electrooxidation of d- and l-glu-cose;[114] however, these systems are no way near a syntheticapplication thus far. In a completely different and verysuccessful approach, an achiral heterogeneous catalyst andsmall enantiomerically pure, organic molecules—chiral modi-fiers—work together as catalysts. This kind of “tandemcatalysis” is one of the most fascinating areas of asymmetriccatalysis, which lies at the boundary between homogeneousand heterogeneous catalysis.[115] Organic compounds such ascinchona alkaloids, chiral acids, and glucose were alreadyutilized as modifiers in the heterogeneous hydrogenation ofC=C, C=N, and C=O bonds in the middle of the last century,

Scheme 42. Epoxidation of chalcones 64 catalyzed by La-63.

Scheme 44. Titanium(IV)-catalyzed ZnEt2 addition to aromatic alde-hydes (ee values obtained with the corresponding homogeneousconditions are given in brackets).

Scheme 43. Self-supported ruthenium-binap catalyst in enantioselec-tive hydrogenation.

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although the observed stereoselectivities were quite low.Investigation of the mechanisms remains limited becausespectroscopic methods are difficult to apply and smallvariations in the reaction conditions often have a dramaticeffect on the outcome.

4.1. The Platinum–Cinchona System[115,116]

In 1979 Orito et al. reported that methyl pyruvate can beenantioselectively hydrogenated to (R)-methyl lactate with a

Pt/C catalyst in the presence ofthe alkaloid cinchonidine,[117]

while the S enantiomer wasobtained by using pseudoenan-tiomeric cinchonine.[117] There-after, many research groupsbegan to investigate and opti-mize this reaction, which finallyresulted in selectivities of up to97% ee (Scheme 46).[115,118]

Suitable substrates areketones bearing an electron-pair donor in the a position.High enantioselectivities havebeen obtained only with a-ketoacid derivatives 70–72,[118, 119] trifluoromethyl-sub-stituted ketones 73,[120] a-ketoacetals 74,[121] and a-keto ethers75[122] (Scheme 47). A lessimportant, related palladium–alkaloid catalyst system for theenantioselective hydrogenationof some olefins has beenreported, but only moderateselectivities wereobtained.[116,123,124]

Heterogeneous platinum catalysts were found to give thebest results in the hydrogenation of ketones, with differentsupports such as Al2O3, SiO2, TiO2, and zeolites being equally

Scheme 45. Enantioselective hydrogenation of aromatic ketones (results of the corresponding homoge-neous catalyst are given in brackets).

Figure 4. a) Self-supported ruthenium(II) catalyst 69b (pale brownsolid) in 2-propanol. b) SEM image of the self-supported ruthenium(II)catalyst 69b. The scale bar corresponds to 2 mm. (Reproduced fromRef. [111].)

Scheme 46. Enantioselective hydrogenation of pyruvate (97% ee); 5%Pt/Al2O3, O-methyl dihydrochinine (O-Methyl-83), AcOH, 10 bar H2,25 8C, ultrasound.[118]

Scheme 47. Suitable substrates for ketone hydrogenation with plati-num/cinchona alkaloids.

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well suited. Platinum colloids have also proven to besuccessful.[125] The size of the platinum particles and theirmorphology plays an important role in obtaining optimumresults; a flat shape of these particles is particularly favor-able.[126]

The cinchona alkaloids cinchonine (76), chinidine (78),cinchonidine (80), and chinine (82 ; Scheme 48), isolated from

the bark of different cinchona trees, are inexpensive andavailable in high quantities. The corresponding dihydroderivatives 77, 79, 81, and 83 have also been appliedfrequently with great success. Interestingly, the cinchonaalkaloids promote the reaction rate of the ketone hydro-genation of pyruvates often to such an extent (10 to 100 times)that high substrate/modifier ratios of typically 300:1 to> 1000:1[119d] can be used.[127] The chiral auxiliary does notcover all the active sites of the catalyst during catalysis butrather activates the substrate for hydrogenation. Good resultshave been obtained when a ratio of 5 to 12 surface platinumatoms per modifier molecule is used, whereas much higher orlower loadings lead to significantly lower selectivities.[128]

The choice of solvent also has a great impact on theenantioselectivity of the hydrogenation. The best results wereobtained with cinchonidine in acetic acid, but alcohols andnonpolar solvents such as toluene can also be used.[115]

What are the reasons for the surprisingly high enantiose-lectivities and which structural elements of the cinchonaalkaloids are essential?[129] Variations of the structure ofcinchonidine (80) and the resulting influence on the selectiv-ity in the hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate gives an importantinsight into the structure–activity relationship. (Scheme 49).While the hydrogenation of the vinyl moiety or the methyl-ation of the alcohol function does not have a great influence, apartial hydrogenation of the chinoline system leads to adecrease and the N-alkylation to a total loss of enantioinduc-tion. Besides the cinchona alkaloid derivatives,[131] epicin-chona alkaloids,[132] chiral amino alcohols,[133] and amines,[134]

as well as amino acids and amino acid derivatives have beenemployed.[135] Nevertheless, the selectivity and activityobtained with the natural cinchona alkaloids is still unrivaled.In conclusion, a successful chiral modifier has to have anexpanded aromatic ring system, a basic N atom, and aproperly located asymmetric center.[136] Three different

models have been proposed for the mechanism of theplatinum-catalyzed hydrogenation of pyruvates with cincho-nidine (80): the adsorption model, the shielding model, andthe zwitterion model (Figure 5).[137]

Experiments and theoretical calculations suggest that thechinoline moiety of the cinchona alkaloid adsorbs on themetal surface. On the basis of the adsorption model, thestereoselectivity is attributed to the different stability of thediastereomeric 1:1 complexes formed between the surface-bound cinchonidine (80) and the pyruvate adsorbed througheither of its two enantiotopic p faces. In protic solvents suchas acetic acid, a protonation of the chinuclidine N atom occursand a NH···O hydrogen bond with the ketone is formed. Theformation of a N···HO hydrogen bond between the non-protonated N atom and a “partially” hydrogenated pyruvatewas also proposed in aprotic solvents.[138] Such hydrogenbonding together with steric repulsion are responsible for theformation of a preferred conformation of the starting materialon the surface of the catalyst. Consequently, hydrogenationtakes place predominantly from one of the two enantiotopicfaces.

Less popular is the shielding model, which proposes acomplexation of the substrate and the modifier in solution.This complex is proposed to be selectively hydrogenated onthe metal surface. The selectivity is attributed to the bulkyaromatic substituents of the modifier shielding the opposite

Scheme 48. Natural cinchona alkaloids and simple derivatives.

Scheme 49. Influence of the structure of the modifier on the enantio-selectivity in the hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate.[129,130]

Figure 5. Adsorption model of the interaction between the platinum-adsorbed chinchonidine and methyl pyruvate on the basis of DFTcalculations. (Reproduced from Ref. [138].)

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face of the substrate.[139] However, some experimental evi-dence, such as the observed saturation effect that also occursat low concentrations, contradict this model.[140]

Recently, more attention has been payed to the zwitterionmodel,[141] which has also been supported by theoreticalcalculations.[142] According to this model, the chinuclidineN atom of the cinchonidine attacks the ketone moiety of thepyruvate as a nucleophile to give the zwitterion 86 on theplatinum surface (Scheme 50). The modifier (NR3) could thenbe substituted by platinum with subsequent hydrogenolysis ofthe Pt�C bond.

It is still too early to come to a final decision in favor ofone of these models. It is important to note that depending onthe substrate and the reaction conditions employed, morethan one mechanism could be involved. Changing the solventfrom acetic acid to toluene in the hydrogenation of ethylpyruvate over b-isocinchonine-modified Pt/Al2O3 led to areversal of the enantioselectivity, thus indicating a switchfrom one reaction mechanism to another.[132c]

4.2. The Nickel Tartaric Acid/NaBr System

Tartaric acid modified nickel catalysts[143] are importantcatalysts, especially for the enantioselective hydrogenation ofb-functionalized ketones 87,[144] b-diketones 88,[145] and steri-cally demanding methyl ketones 89[146] (Scheme 51). The

practicability of this catalyst was demonstrated by theindustrial synthesis of tetrahydrolipstatine/orlistat (up to92% ee, 100 kg), a potent inhibitor of pancreatic lipase.[147]

Preferentially, freshly prepared Raney nickel is treated withtartaric acid, the modifier of choice, to give the active catalyst.To obtain high selectivities NaBr needs to be present as a co-catalyst. Once again, the mode of action of this catalysis is notwell understood.[148] The nickel surface consists of highlyordered, crystalline and additional amorphous areas. Only theordered, crystalline parts can successfully be modified by

tartaric acid and result in high enantioselectivities. Theamorphous areas cannot be modified efficiently with thechiral modifier and therefore produce racemic product.Hence, it is thought that the co-catalyst NaBr, which isessential for the high selectivity, binds to the amorphoussections of the nickel surface thereby reducing their catalyticactivity. In addition, tartaric acid is thought to be adsorbed onthe nickel surface in the form of nickel sodium tartrate. Thetartrate influences not only the preferred conformation of thesubstrate through hydrogen bonding and steric interactionsbut also by the way it approaches the heterogeneouscatalyst.[115,143,149]

4.3. Other Catalyst-Modifier Systems

The application of chiral modifiers is not limited totransition-metal catalysts. New catalyst-modifier systemshave been developed successfully by Choudary et al. fornumerous asymmetric reactions (Scheme 52).[150] They

employed NAP/magnesium oxide (nanoactive MgO plus:magnesium oxide with 590 m2mg�1 prepared by an aerogelprocess) as the heterogeneous catalyst, modified by smallamounts of a bidentate ligand. l-Diethyl tartrate proved to bea good modifier in the asymmetric epoxidation of chalconederivatives and gave good yields and enantioselectivities evenafter five recycles (Scheme 52a). The Henry reaction ofaldehydes can be catalyzed with up to 98% ee by using binolas the modifier (Scheme 52b). The best results in theasymmetric Michael addition of chalcone derivatives wereobtained using the basic (R,R)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane as amodifier.[150b] The authors attribute the stereoinduction ofthese catalyst systems to a hydrogen bonding of the modifierwith a hydroxy group at the surface of the MgO and with thesubstrate. However, additional investigations are required togain a better understanding of the mechanism.

Scheme 50. Formation of zwitterionic adduct 86.

Scheme 51. Substrates for ketone hydrogenation with modified nickelcatalysts.

Scheme 52. NAP/MgO-catalyzed asymmetric reactions (DET: diethyltartrate, TBHP: tert-butylhydroperoxide).

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4.4. Conclusion

The examples shown above illustrate clearly that thecooperation between an achiral heterogeneous catalyst and achiral modifier has enormous potential for asymmetriccatalysis. It can be expected that the field of chiral modifiers(organocatalysts!) will benefit from the rapidly developingfield of organocatalysis.[151] New mechanistic insights into theexisting systems will hopefully lead to the rational design ofthese catalyst systems in the future.

5. Di- and Polypeptides as Chiral MacromolecularCatalysts

One of the first attempts to prepare asymmetric hetero-geneous catalysts was by the treatment of chiral biopolymerssuch as silk fibroin with transition metals.[152] Cyclic dipeptidesare suitable organocatalysts for the hydrocyanation of aro-matic aldehydes.[153] High enantiomeric excess values of over90% were obtained using electron-rich aromatic aldehydes assubstrates, especially with diketopiperazine 90(Scheme 53).[153] These catalysts are readily synthesized

from the corresponding amino acids but need to be activatedbefore use, and intriguingly the catalyst needs to be hetero-geneous to be active. The best results in terms of activity andselectivity are obtained if the catalyst is precipitated in theform of an amorphous clear gel from a rapidly stirredmethanol/diethyl ether solution.

The mechanism of this reaction remains unclear, althougha few fascinating models[153d,g] have been suggested on thebasis of numerous investigations. Kinetic results indicate acooperation of two molecules of the catalyst.[153e] For anumber of reasons, interest in this area has faded somewhat:on the one hand the development of new catalysts has provento be difficult, while on the other hand only HCN can beemployed as the cyanide source and the substrate spectrum islimited.

Larger synthetic polyamino acids have also beenemployed successfully as catalysts in different asymmetricreactions such as Michael additions, oxidations, and reduc-tions.[154] The most important reaction catalyzed by polyaminoacids is the epoxidation of a,b-unsaturated ketones withhydrogen peroxide under basic conditions to give epoxyketones (JuliV–Colonna epoxidation).[155] The most commonlyused polyamino acid catalysts poly-(S)-alanine (91) and poly-

(S)-leucine (92 ; Scheme 54) can be pre-pared on a multi-kilogram scale, and arecommercially available.[155a,156]

JuliV and Colonna initially reported ahighly enantioselective epoxidation ofchalcone with polyamino acid catalysts,the best results being obtained with poly-(S)-alanine (91) with a degree of poly-merization of n= 30 (Scheme 55).[157]

Since the reaction takes place in a three-phase system (water, organic solvent,insoluble catalyst), vigorous stirring isimportant for the proper mixing of thereactants.

The development of a biphasic system by Robert and co-workers was a great improvement for the practical applicationof the JuliV–Colonna epoxidation.[158] The use of a solid urea/hydrogen peroxide complex as the oxidant allows for water-free reaction conditions and results in a significant enhance-ment in the reaction rate of up to a hundred times relative tothe original three-phase system (Scheme 56).

In contrast to most other heterogeneous catalysts, theseparation of the polyamino acid catalyst after the reaction isoften problematic, because it remains as a viscous “paste”.Therefore, filtration becomes laborious and time consumingon a large scale. A solution to this problem is the adsorptionof the catalyst on polymeric[159] or silica gel supports.[160] As aconsequence, the supported catalysts can be readily sepa-rated, and a rate enhancement as well as an increase inenantioselectivity has often also been observed.

The JuliV–Colonna epoxidation is synthetically useful andhas been applied in numerous total synthesis, such as forSK&F104353 (an active ingredient for the treatment ofasthma) and diltiazem (an antihypertensive drug).[161] How-ever, the substrate spectrum is limited to a,b-unsaturatedketones, especially E-configured, disubstituted ones, and afew cyclic enones.

A detailed analysis of the mechanism in the enantiose-lective epoxidation reaction catalyzed by polyamino acids

Scheme 53. Enantioselective hydrocyanation of aromatic aldehydeswith cyclic dipeptides as catalysts.

Scheme 55. JuliP–Colonna epoxidation of chalcone.

Scheme 56. Water-free JuliP–Colonna epoxidation. DBU=1,8-diaza-bicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene.

Scheme 54. Suc-cessfully employedpeptide catalystspoly-(S)-alanine(91) and poly-(S)-leucine (92).

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would speed up the development of new, highly selectivecatalysts. The suggestion of the involvement of hydrogenbonding is supported by the fact that no enantioinduction isobserved if the reaction is conducted in methanol. Moreover,poly-(S)-proline or N-terminal-protected polyamino acidsthat lack any amide protons are catalytically inactive.[155d,157b]

Berkessel et al. reported an increase in the yield andenantioselectivity with an increasing degree of polymeri-zation when they used supported poly-(S)-leucine.[162] Morethan 90% ee was obtained in the epoxidation of chalconewhen the supported tetrapeptide, which can already form ahelical structure, was employed. The maximum ee valueobtained with the pentapeptide was 98%, but unfortunatelythis was accompanied by a low yield of 50%. These resultstogether with additional calculations suggest that the enone isactivated by binding to the N terminus of the polyamino acidthrough hydrogen bonding.[162] However, more investigationsare needed to gain a deeper understanding of the underlyingmechanistic principles. Hopefully, the application of polypep-tides in catalysis will profit from the increased interest inorganocatalysis.[151] Mechanistic insight will likely be the keyto the development of new catalysts and expansion to otherreactions.

6. Diastereoselective Heterogeneous Catalysis

Besides enantioselective catalysis, which was the focus ofthe previous chapters, heterogeneous catalysts can also beapplied in the stereoselective conversion of compounds thatbear one or more stereocenters. The interaction of theheterogeneous catalyst with the substrate can be stericallydisfavored or electronically favored. In both cases theinteraction determines which diastereotopic face of thesubstrate will preferentially bind to or react with the catalystsurface. (Scheme 57).[163] It is thus understandable that cycliccompounds with their limited degrees of freedom have beenthe preferred substrates for highly diastereoselective hetero-geneous hydrogenation reactions.

Besides a few reactions catalyzed by solid Lewis acids,such as Diels–Alder, ene reactions,[164] and epoxidations,[165]

the research area of highly diastereoselective heterogene-ously catalyzed reactions is clearly dominated by hydro-genations.[166,167c] Although, homogeneous asymmetric hydro-genation can be achieved with a very high level of selectivityfor the conversion of numerous substrate classes,[5a,167] diaste-

reoselective, heterogeneous hydrogenation can still offermore efficient solutions in some cases. Commonly employedcatalysts are supported or unsupported transition metals ortheir derivatives, for example, PtO2, Pt/Al2O3, Pd/C,Pd(OH)2/C, Rh/C, Rh/Pd/C, and Raney Ni.

Of the plethora of highly selective reactions, the hydro-genation of (1S,5S)-2-pinene (93) to (1S,2R,5S)-pinane (94) isa representative example for the steric influence of thebackbone of the substrate on the diastereoselectivity obtained(Scheme 58).[168] The rigid bicyclic ring system provides astrong shield to the bottom face of the double bond, thusresulting in a highly selective hydrogenation from the topface.

Functional groups such as amines or alcohols can influ-ence the diastereoselectivity through an attractive interactionwith the surface of the catalyst (see Scheme 57b).[169] Hydro-gen transfer occurs from the site of the interacting OH group,and therefore the cyclopentanol derivative 95 is hydrogenatedwith good diastereoselectivity to product 96 (Scheme 59). As

the polarity of the solvent increases, alcohols lose their abilityto bind to the surface of the catalyst; thus, the use of a highlypolar solvent such as DMF or ethanol results in a reversal ofthe diastereoselectivity.[170]

Diastereoselective hydrogenations can also employ cleav-able, chiral auxiliaries. In 1961, d-valine was already synthe-sized with a moderate ee value of 39% by hydrogenationusing enantiomerically pure a-methylbenzylamine as thechiral auxiliary.[171] The utilization of proline and prolinederivatives as chiral auxiliaries in similar hydrogenationsimproved the ee value of the amino acid products signifi-cantly.[172] The hydrogenation of diketopiperazines or cyclicdehydrodipeptides allows the formation of enantiomericallypure amino acids (Scheme 60).[173]

b-Amino acid derivatives can be prepared with highefficiency by the heterogeneous hydrogenation of auxiliary-substitutedZ enamines.[174] Treatment of the corresponding b-ketoester or -amide with the chiral auxiliary (S)-phenyl-

Scheme 57. Schematic presentation of: a) steric and b) electronic influ-ences on the facial selectivity.

Scheme 58. Diastereoselelective hydrogenation of pinene (93).

Scheme 59. Diastereoselective hydrogenation influenced by theadsorption of the alcohol moiety on to the surface of the catalyst.

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glycinamide provides the substituted Z-enamide 99. Hydro-gen bonding results in a rigid conformation of 99, with thephenyl substituent on the auxiliary shielding the top face ofthe molecule, which results in stereoselectivities of up to 200:1being obtained in the hydrogenation over PtO2

(Scheme 61).[174a] Pretreatment of the catalyst with acetic

acid was found to be very important for good catalytic activity.Since acid would lead to an undesired E/Z isomerization, andhence, reduced selectivities, the catalyst was carefully driedafter acid treatment and only used in conjunction with a smallamount of NEt3. The reaction products without an aromaticR1 group can undergo hydrogenolysis to give the free b-aminoacid esters and amides.

Oxazolidinones were successfully employed as chiralauxiliaries for the diastereoselective hydrogenation ofdouble bonds.[175] Prashad et al. developed a stereoselectivesynthesis of (2S,2’R)-erythro-methylphenidate (103) by usingthis approach. The key step—the diastereoselective hydro-genation of a tetrasubstituted double bond—is controlled by achiral oxazolidinone. The excellent diastereoselectivityobtained was attributed to a number of effects (Scheme 62).First of all, the conformation of 101 is locked by hydrogenbonding. In addition, the minimization of the dipole momentresults in a preferred antiparallel orientation of the carbonylmoieties in 101. As a consequence, the benzyl group of theoxazolidinone selectively shields the bottom face of themolecule in the hydrogenation step.

The stereoselective synthesis of substituted cyclohexanes,piperidines, or other saturated heterocycles is of highsynthetic interest because they are common building blocksof numerous biologically active compounds. One approachtowards an efficient synthesis of these rings is the asymmetric

hydrogenation of the corresponding aromatic or heteroaro-matic compounds. However, so far, only a few highly selectiveexamples have been reported.[176]

Our research group obtained good results in the asym-metric hydrogenation of pyridines.[177] 2-Oxazolidinone-sub-stituted pyridines that can be readily prepared from 2-halogen-substituted pyridines by copper catalysis, are thesubstrates of choice. Remarkably, the hydrogenation of 2-oxazolidinone-5-methylpyridine (104) provided (S)-3-meth-ylpiperidine (105) in high enantiomeric excess (Scheme 63).

According to the proposed mechanism, a hydrogen bondrigidifies molecule 107 and results in a shielding of the topface of the substrate by the R1 substituent (Scheme 64). Anefficient H2 transfer to the pyridine ring then provides aminal108. The auxiliary is subsequently cleaved under the samereaction conditions and results in the direct formation of theN-unsubstituted piperidine 110, isolated in the form of ahydrochloride salt. An attractive feature of this method is thatthe auxiliary can be separated from the insoluble piperidinehydrochloride by simple extraction with organic solvents andrecovered in high yield. This method can be applied to thehighly selective hydrogenation of numerous differently sub-stituted pyridines, except pyridines substituted in the 3-position (4% ee for 3-methylpiperidine). This limitation canbe explained by an unfavorable steric interaction between thesubstituent in the 3-position and the chiral auxiliary. Thismethod allows the synthesis of natural products and thegeneration of multiple stereocenters in the ring, as exempli-

Scheme 60. Selective hydrogenation of a cyclic dipeptide on a palla-dium surface.

Scheme 61. Synthesis of b-aminoacids with (S)-phenylglycinamide (97)as an auxiliary.

Scheme 62. Asymmetric hydrogenation of a highly substituted doublebond.

Scheme 63. Asymmetric hydrogenation of pyridine.

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fied in the formation of 108 with four newly formed stero-centers in the ring.[177]

Benzene derivatives can also be hydrogenated heteroge-neously with diastereoselectivities of up to 96%. However,the spectrum of substrates is very limited, and 2-methylben-zoic acid derivatives have almost always been used(Scheme 65).[166, 178] The substrates have to adopt highlypreferred conformations (minimization of the dipolemoment) or have rigid cyclic structures to obtain highselectivities, such as in tricycle 114.[178e,f] However, the hydro-genation of aromatic substrates remains a challenging prob-lem. The implementation of new strategies such as theinnovative utilization of readily accessible chiral auxiliariesmight advance this field to the next level of sophistication.[179]

7. Conclusion

In this Review we have given an overview of the currentimportant areas of asymmetric heterogeneous catalysis, whichis a rapidly developing, highly interdisciplinary, and multi-farious research area. The main topic is the immobilization ofchiral homogeneous metal–ligand complexes (Section 2), anarea which has grown rapidly in the last few years by profitingfrom the development and investigation of new innovativesupports. This area has now reached a certain level ofmaturity, and thus these catalysts will find increasing appli-cation in industry. Furthermore, the young area of asymmetricmetal–organic catalysts (Section 3) with their easily assem-bled, highly porous, and in a few cases even crystallinestructures, is developing rapidly. Crystalline catalysts wouldbe especially attractive, since they can easily be characterizedby X-ray structural analysis which would greatly facilitatemechanistic investigations and a rational catalyst design.These asymmetric metal–organic catalysts deserve even moreresearch interest and will most likely become a veryimportant class of catalysts.

The use of chiral modifiers (Section 4) and peptides(Section 5) as heterogeneous asymmetric catalysts is fascinat-ing since they involve new mechanisms that are unparalleledby any other reaction. A better mechanistical understandingwould be required for a new rational design of catalystsystems of this kind. Hopefully, new developments andprinciples in the area of organocatalysis will have a positiveimpact on this area of heterogeneous, organocatalyzedreactions.

Finally, diastereoselective heterogeneous catalysis (Sec-tion 6) often enables remarkably selective transformations incases where all other asymmetric methods fail.

Although some of the discussed methods give goodresults, most areas of heterogeneous asymmetric catalysisare probably just beginning to show their full potential. Newlydeveloped analytical and preparative methods as well as theinteraction of organic and inorganic structures during catal-ysis offer new opportunities for catalysis. In addition to themethods discussed in this Review, numerous other fascinatingbut less efficient methodologies exist, such as catalysis atinherently chiral metal surfaces[9f, 112,113] and the application ofartificial antibodies, derived from the imprinting[180] of organicor inorganic compounds as transition-state analogues.

The possibility to separate and recycle the catalyst as wellas high activity and selectivity are the main criteria for thequality of a heterogeneous asymmetric catalyst. Thus, thefollowing research trends are especially important for theadvancement of the field of heterogeneous asymmetriccatalysis:* Investigation of the structure of heterogeneous catalysts

and their reaction mechanisms;* improvement of the catalyst performance;* simplification of the catalyst system and their synthesis;* taking advantage of the special properties of solid supports

and the unique mechanisms of heterogeneous catalysis.

The ongoing research will no doubt increase the impor-tance of catalysis as an essential technology for the future[1]

Scheme 64. Postulated mechanism for the asymmetric hydrogenationof pyridines.

Scheme 65. Substituted benzenes as substrates for diastereoselectivehydrogenation.

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and eventually allow the rational design of heterogeneousasymmetric catalysts.

We thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Fondsder Chemischen Industrie (Dozentenstipendium to F.G.,Chemiefondsstipendium to M.H.), Lilly Deutschland (LillyLecture Award), and BASFAG (BASF Catalysis Award) forgenerous financial support, and the referees for their veryhelpful comments, as well as A. Baiker, T. B7rgi, K. Ding, andK. Kim for their kind support.

Received: November 25, 2005Published online: June 27, 2006

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