Zeyu Li, Wei Hao, Yuping Tang, Yan-Mei He, Qing-Hua Fan
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Abstract
The asymmetric trans-selective hydrogenation of arenes has long been a significant challenge. In this work, we were able to control the trans/cis selectivity in ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of 2,3-disubstituted quinoxalines by varying the catalyst counteranion. Using density functional theory calculations, we investigated the weak interactions─such as CH/π and hydrogen bonding─among the counteranion, the catalyst framework, and the substrate, elucidating the fundamental influence of counteranions on trans/cis selectivity in the asymmetric hydrogenation of quinoxalines.
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