Polymeric diphosphine ligands for homogeneously soluble hydrogenation catalysts, process for the production thereof and use

A method for the production of a molecular weight enlarged ligand, comprising:

• a step selected from the group consisting of steps A)-C):
• A) binding a ligand having a catalytically active center to a monomer directly or through a linker to provide a ligand modified monomer, then polymerizing said ligand modified monomer in the presence of one or more unmodified monomers, to obtain a polymer;
• B) binding a ligand having a catalytically active center to a polymer, either directly or through a linker, to obtain a polymer;
• C) following either steps A) or B), further copolymerizing said polymer with one or more additional polymers, wherein said one or more additional polymers optionally comprise one or more catalytically active centers;
• wherein said molecular weight enlarged ligand comprises a molecular weight enlarging polymer which is selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, polyvinylpyrrolidinones, polysiloxanes, polybutadienes, polyisoprenes, polyalkanes, polystyrenes, polyoxazolines and mixtures thereof;
• wherein said linker of steps A) and B) is a member selected from the group consisting of formulae a)-g)
• a) —Si(R2)—;
• b) —(SiR2—O)n—, wherein n=1-10000;
• c) —(CHR—CHR—O)n—, wherein n=1-10000;
• d) —(X)n—, wherein n=1-20;
• e) Z—(X)n—, wherein n=0-20;
• f) —(X)n—W, wherein n=0-20;
• g) Z—(X)n—W, wherein n=0-20;
• wherein
• R represents H, (C1-C8) alkyl, (C6-C18) aryl, (C7-C19) aralkyl, or ((C1-C8) alkyl)1-3-(C6-C18) aryl;
• X represents (C6-C18) arylene, (C1-C8) alkylene, (C1-C8) alkenylene, ((C1-C8) alkyl)1-3-(C6-C18) arylene, or (C7-C19) aralkylene;
• Z represents C(═O)O—, C(═O)NH—, C(═O)—, NR, O, CHR, CH2, C═S, S or PR, wherein Z is further bound directly to said molecular weight enlarging polymer;
• and
• W represents C(═O)O—, C(═O)NH—, C(═O)—, NR, O, CHR, CH2, C═S, S or PR, wherein W is further bound directly to said ligand.

A method for the selective production of enantiomerically enriched organic compounds, comprising:

• reacting a starting material having a non-chiral site within the starting material to convert said non-chiral site into a chiral site;
• wherein said reacting is performed in the presence of a catalyst;
• wherein said catalyst comprises a metal having thereon one or more molecular weight enlarged, homogeneously soluble ligands comprising:
• a molecular weight enlarging polymer;
• and
• one or more ligands;
• wherein said one or more ligands are homochiral active centers of bis (3,4-diarylphosphinyl)pyrrolidine;
• wherein said one or more ligands are bound to said molecular weight enlarging polymer via a linker selected from the group consisting of formulae a)-g)
• a) —Si(R2)—;
• b) —(SiR2—O)n—, wherein n=1-10000;
• c) —(CHR—CHR—O)n—, wherein n=1-10000;
• d) —(X)n—, wherein n=1-20;
• e) Z—(X)n—, wherein n=0-20;
• f) —(X)n—W, wherein n=0-20;
• g) Z—(X)n—W, wherein n=0-20;
• wherein
• R represents H, (C1-C8) alkyl, (C6-C18) aryl, (C7-C19) aralkyl, or ((C1-C8) alkyl)1-3-(C6-C18)aryl;
• X represents (C6-C18) arylene, (C1-C8) alkylene, (C1-C8) alkenylene, ((C1-C8)alkyl)1-3-(C6-C18) arylene, or (C7-C19) aralkylene;
• Z represents C(═O)O—, C(═O)NH—, C(═O)—, NR, O, CHR, CH2, C═S, S or PR, wherein Z is further bound directly to said molecular weight enlarging polymer;
• and
• W represents C(═O)O—, C(═O)NH—, C(═O)—, NR, O, CHR, CH2, C═S, S or PR, wherein W is further bound directly to said ligand;
• or said one or more ligands are bound directly to said molecular weight-enlarging polymer;
• wherein the molecular weight enlarging polymer is a member selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, polyvinylpyrrolidinones, polysiloxanes, polybutadienes, polyisoprenes, polyalkanes, polystyrenes, polyoxazolines and mixtures thereof.

A molecular weight-enlarged catalyst, comprising:

• a metal or metal ion;
• and
• one or more molecular weight enlarged ligands;
• wherein the one or more molecular weight enlarged ligands comprise:
• a molecular weight enlarging polymer;
• and
• one or more ligands;
• wherein said one or more ligands are homochiral active center of bis (3,4-diarylphosphinyl)pyrrolidine;
• wherein said one or more ligands are bound to said molecular weight enlarging polymer via a linker selected from the group consisting of formulae a)-g)
• a) —Si(R2)—;
• b) —(SiR2—O)n—, wherein n=1-10000;
• c) —(CHR—CHR—O)n—, wherein n=1-10000;
• d) —(X)n—, wherein n=1-20;
• e) Z—(X)n—, wherein n=0-20;
• f) —(X)n—W, wherein n=0-20;
• g) Z—(X)n—W, wherein n=0-20;
• wherein
• R represents H, (C1-C8) alkyl, (C6-C18) aryl, (C7-C19) aralkyl, or ((C1-C8) alkyl)1-3-(C6-C18) aryl;
• X represents (C6-C18) arylene, (C1-C8) alkylene, (C1-C8) alkenylene, ((C1-C8) alkyl)1-3-(C6-C18) arylene, or (C7-C19) aralkylene;
• Z represents C(═O)O—, C(═O)NH—, C(═O)—, NR, O, CHR, CH2, C═S, S or PR, wherein Z is further bound directly to said molecular weight enlarging polymer;
• and
• W represents C(═O)O—, C(═O)NH—, C(═O)—, NR, O, CHR, CH2, C═S, S or PR, wherein W is further bound directly to said ligand;
• or said one or more ligands are bound directly to said molecular weight-enlarging polymer;
• wherein the molecular weight enlarging polymer is a member selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates, polyvinylpyrrolidinones, polysiloxanes, polybutadienes, polyisoprenes, polyalkanes, polystyrenes, polyoxazolines and mixtures thereof.