An efficient Ru-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of dibenzo[ c, e]azepines is reported. A series of seven-membered cyclic amines were obtained with moderate to excellent enantioselectivity. The catalyst counteranion played an important… Click to show full abstract
An efficient Ru-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of dibenzo[ c, e]azepines is reported. A series of seven-membered cyclic amines were obtained with moderate to excellent enantioselectivity. The catalyst counteranion played an important role in achieving high-level chiral induction. Moreover, a one-pot synthesis of chiral 6,7-dihydro-5 H-dibenz[ c,e]azepines via two-step reductive amination was also developed.
               
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