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Takimoto, Kazuyoshi; Ishihara, Shinsuke; Labuta, Jan; Březina, Václav; Payne, Daniel T.; Hill, Jonathan P.; Ariga, Katsuhiko; Sumita, Masato; Mori, Shigeki and Sato, Hisako
(2020).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.JPCLETT.0C02284
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy cannot be used to discriminate enantiomers, and NMR resonances of enantiomeric mixtures are generally not affected by enantiomeric excess (ee). Here, we report that a coordination complex (L·2Zn·3C), where L is a salen-like prochiral ligand and C is an exchangeable acetate coligand, exhibits symmetrical splitting of one of the 1H NMR resonances of L with the degree of splitting linearly proportional to ee of the chiral guest coligand C, 2-phenoxypropionic acid. Despite the well-defined chirality in the crystal structure of L·2Zn·3C, concurrent fast chiral inversion and coligand exchange in solution renders L·2Zn·3C the primary example of prochiral solvating agent (pro-CSA) based on a coordination complex. Notably, the NMR resonances remain split even in dilute solution due to the lack of chiral guest dissociation in the coligand exchange system. This work provides new insights into chiral transfer events in metal–ligand complexes.
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