Li, Xin; Cun, Lin-Feng; Gong, Liu-Zhu; Mi, Ai-Qiao; Jiang, Yao-Zhong published their research in Tetrahedron: Asymmetry on December 12 ,2003. The article was titled 《The enantioselective diethylzinc addition to imines catalyzed by chiral Cu(II)-oxazoline complexes》.Reference of 2,6-Bis((4S,5S)-4,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyridine The article contains the following contents:
A series of copper complexes of chiral bisoxazolines has been applied in the catalytic diethylzinc addition to N-sulfonyl imines. It has been found that the tridentate ligands,.e.g., I, provided higher enantioselectivity than bidentate ones. Addition of 4 A mol. sieves to the reaction system benefits the enantioselectivity. The optimal procedure for diethylzinc addition to different imines resulted in moderate yields and enantioselectivities of up to 82% ee. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, 2,6-Bis((4S,5S)-4,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyridine(cas: 410092-98-7Reference of 2,6-Bis((4S,5S)-4,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyridine)
2,6-Bis((4S,5S)-4,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyridine(cas: 410092-98-7) belongs to pyridine derivatives. The ring atoms in the pyridine molecule are sp2-hybridized. The nitrogen is involved in the π-bonding aromatic system using its unhybridized p orbital. Reference of 2,6-Bis((4S,5S)-4,5-diphenyl-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-yl)pyridine Pyridine has a conjugated system of six π electrons that are delocalized over the ring.