Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.132, No.9, 2864-2864, 2010
Main-Chain Ionic Chiral Polymers: Synthesis of Optically Active Quaternary Ammonium Sulfonate Polymers and Their Application in Asymmetric Catalysis
A condensation reaction between quaternary ammonium halide and sulfonate was first successfully applied to the synthesis of the chiral polymers. Reaction of bis(quaternary) ammonium halide) with disulfonate afforded a polymer containing ionic bonds in its main chain. The chiral ionic polymers were applied to the asymmetric benzylation of N-diphenylmethylidene glycine tert-butyl ester to prepare (S)-phenylalanine derivatives in high yield with a high level of enantioselectivity.