Table 1. Screening of Different Iron Compounds as PC for the Visible-Light-Mediated Enantioselective Alkylation of 2-Phenylacetaldehyde with Dimethyl Bromomalonate (2.5 mol % PC, 20 mol % (6)).
PC | Yield (%) |
---|---|
[Fe(bpy)3]Br2 | 99 |
FeBr2 | 0 |
[(PPh3)2Fe(NO2)2] | 5 |
[Fe(phen)3]Cl2 | 89 |
[Fe(phen)3](PF6)2 | 92 |