Copper(II) complexes containing chiral substituted 2-(4-isopropyl-4-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-5-one-2-yl)pyridine ligands: Synthesis, X-ray structural studies and asymmetric catalysis

Abstract

New chiral N,N-bidentate ligands derived from substituted 2-(4-isopropyl-4-methyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-5-one-2-yl)pyridines have been prepared and characterised by means of H-1, C-13 NMR spectroscopy and optical rotation. Their Cu(II) complexes were c

Keywords

• 4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-5-one ligands
• copper complexes
• asymmetric catalysis
• Henry reaction
• enantioselective henry reactions
• molecular-structure
• crystal structure
• dinuclear
• efficient
• charge