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Discrimination and Enantiomeric Excess Determination of Chiral Primary Amines Based on a Chiral-at-Metal Ir(III) Complex Using NMR Spectroscopy Li-Ping Li and Bao-Hui Ye* MOE Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China S Supporting Information *

ABSTRACT: A three-component protocol involving enantiopure Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6) (ppy is 2-phenylpyridine) and salicylaldehyde as chiral auxiliaries was successfully applied to discriminate the absolute configuration and determine the enantiopurity of primary amines and amine alcohols via 1H NMR spectroscopy. The assembly reaction is rapid and quantitative, generating a pair of diastereomers that can be determined directly without physical separation. Single crystal structural analyses indicate that the shielding effects on the ligands imposed by a pair of diastereomers are different and generate sufficient resolution NMR signals for identification. The enhancement of stability via chelating coordination to Ir(III) ion and more than one pair of diastereotopic resonances in different detection regions of the three-component protocol ensure a high degree of accuracy in quantifying the ee value of chiral amines. The absolute errors in the ee determinations by 1H NMR spectroscopy in different detection windows are within 2.0%. The linear relationship between the experimentally measured ee values and the gravimetrically prepared samples is found to be excellent. This finding would provide a complementary method for the discrimination and determination of the enantiopurity of chiral primary amines and amine alcohols in the screening of asymmetric reactions.

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INTRODUCTION Chiral amines play an important role in organic synthesis and pharmaceutical chemistry;1 many methodologies have been developed for their asymmetric synthesis. Meanwhile, there is increasing interest in development of rapid and facile methods for determination of absolute configuration and enantiomeric excess (ee) in the screening of asymmetric reactions. To date, many analytical techniques have been used to determine ee value, such as HPLC,2 GC,3 UV−vis,4 circular dichroism (CD),5 fluorescence spectroscopy,6 and NMR spectroscopy.7 Among them, NMR spectroscopy, especially 1H NMR, has been proven to be an efficient and straightforward approach for determining ee of chiral molecules due to accurate, fast, and convenient application.8 However, NMR spectroscopy is infrequently used for direct analysis of chiral amines compared with popular methods of HPLC and CD. Generally, enantiodiscrimination of chiral amines by NMR techniques is achieved by using a chiral auxiliary, such as a chiral derivatizing agent (CDA),7c−e,9 chiral solvating agent (CSA),7f−h,10 or chiral lanthanide shift reagent (CLSR),8 to produce diastereomeric complexes. In spite of great advances, the drawbacks such as line-broadening, narrow substrate scope, poor solubility, and poor resolution still limit its application. Chiral aldehydes are usually used as CDAs to react with amines to generate Schiff base rapidly due to covalent formation and usually resulting in better discrimination for large chemical shift difference.7e,9c © XXXX American Chemical Society

However, the formation of the imine bond is reversible and sensitive to water. An alternative strategy developed by Bull and James is to use 2-formylbenzene boronic acid in combination with enantiomeric 1,1′-bi-2-naphthol, affording a mixture of diastereomeric iminoboronate esters whose ratio can be determined by the integration of their 1H NMR spectra.7c,d All these methods typically rely on the NMR signals of the analytes; thus, the analysis requires formation of stable complexes and is complicated when the NMR signals overlap. In an effort to explore efficient chiral auxiliaries for discriminating chiral primary amines and addressing the limitations in NMR method, we consider Ir(III) complexes with chirality at the metal. In fact, chiral metal complexes have been used as chiral receptors to discriminate the enantiomers.11 Coordinatively unsaturated chiral octahedral complexes with different binding sites in a chiral environment have strong capability for discrimination of chiral coordinating substrates. Previous works on asymmetric synthesis of Ru(II) and Ir(III) polypyridine complexes with chiral amino acids or sulfoxides showed that their diastereomers have distinguishable 1H NMR spectra at low-field with good resolution for the α-H proton of the pyridine ring.12,13 This may provide a pathway to broaden the detection window at low-field to address the limitation of Received: July 1, 2017

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123.79, 122.09, 121.82, 121.29, 121.07, 120.52, 118.53, 118.26, 112.90, 63.93, 21.29. CD (Δε, M−1 cm−1, DCM): 261 (−44), 290 (+29), 335 (−5), 466 nm (+13). For Δ-PES: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 8.90 (d, J = 5.5 Hz, 1H), 8.53 (d, J = 5.5 Hz, 1H), 8.03 (s, 1H,a), 7.83 (d, J = 8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.69−7.58 (m, 3H), 7.54 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.39 (d, J = 7.7 Hz, 1H), 7.15 (d, J = 1.8 Hz, 1H), 7.10 (d, J = 2.3 Hz, 1H), 7.01−6.96 (m, 3H), 6.95−6.90 (m), 6.80 (td, 2H), 6.70 (dd, J = 16.3, 7.8 Hz, 2H,), 6.63 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 6.42 (d, J = 7.5 Hz, 1H), 6.37− 6.30 (m, 3H), 6.13 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H), 4.70 (m, 1H), 1.45 (d, J = 6.8 Hz, 3H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 168.98, 168.28, 165.91, 161.17, 152.64, 150.69, 148.92, 148.56, 144.78, 144.62, 142.09, 136.60, 135.09, 133.72, 133.11, 131.97, 129.31, 129.27, 127.95, 126.80, 126.69, 124.46, 124.00, 123.74, 121.55, 121.48, 121.25, 120.21, 118.98, 118.33, 113.06, 65.95, 22.23. CD (Δε, M−1 cm−1, DCM): 262 (−52), 290 (+33), 335 (−10), 466 nm (+10). Single-Crystal X-ray Crystallography. The diffraction intensities for Δ-PER and Δ-PES were collected at 293 K on an Oxford Gemini S Ultra CCD area detector diffractometer with graphite-monochromated Cu Kα radiation (λ = 1.54178 Å). All of the data were corrected for absorption effect using the multiscan technique. The structures were solved via direct methods (olex2.solve)14 and refined by iterative cycles of least-squares refinement on F2 followed by difference Fourier synthesis.15 All non-hydrogen atoms were refined anisotropically. All hydrogen atoms were included in the final structure factor calculation at idealized positions and were allowed to ride on the neighboring atoms. The crystal data and the details of data collection and refinement for the complexes are summarized in Table 1.

signal overlap of the analytes in NMR spectroscopy. Herein, a three-component protocol assembled with chiral primary amine or amine alcohol, salicylaldehyde, and enantiomerically pure Ir(III) complex Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6) (where ppy is 2phenylpyridine) into a mixture of structurally rigid diastereomeric Ir(III) Schiff base complexes is reported (see Scheme 1), Scheme 1. Three-Component Protocol Used for Determining ee of Chiral Primary Amines via Assembling with Salicylaldehyde and Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6)

in which the assembled reaction is rapid and quantitative, and the diastereomer exhibits characteristic 1H NMR spectra with good resolution in more than one pair of diastereotopic resonances, including the low-field resonances of the α-H in the pyridine ring and imine and the high-field resonances of Nfragments of the analytes. Moreover, the chelating coordinate to Ir(III) greatly enhances the formation and stability of the imine bond to avoid the hydrolysis of the products.

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Table 1. Crystallographic Data for Δ-PER and Δ-PES complex molecular formula Mr cryst syst space group temp (K) a (Å) b (Å) c (Å) V (Å3) Z Dc (g cm−3) μ (mm−1) no. data of collected no. obsd reflns R1a [I > 2σ (I)] ωR2b (all data) GOF Flack param

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Materials and Methods. All chemicals were commercially available and used as purchased unless otherwise noted. The enantiopure Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6) (ee ≥98%) was synthesized according to the literature.13c Elemental (C, H, and N) analyses were carried out on an Elementar Vario EL analyzer. Electrospray ionization mass spectra (ESI-MS) were obtained on a Thermo LCQ DECA XP mass spectrometer. 1H and 13C NMR spectra were recorded in CDCl3 on a Bruker AV-300 or AV-400 spectrometer, and chemical shifts (in ppm) were referenced to a residual solvent proton peak. The racemic and scalemic samples were prepared by mixing the enantiopure compounds in the appropriate ratios. General Procedure for Discrimination and ee Determination of Primary Amines. Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6) (0.0072 g, 0.01 mmol), amine or amine alcohol (0.01 mmol), salicylaldehyde (0.0012 g, 0.01 mmol), and Na2CO3 (0.0011g, 0.01 mmol) were added to a MeOH (15 mL) solution sequentially. The solution was stirred at 60 °C for 2 h. Then the solvent was removed, and the ternary mixture was transferred to a NMR tube with 0.5 mL of CDCl3 for 1H NMR determination. Synthesis of Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(R)-N-(1-phenylethyl)-salicylmethanimine (Δ-PER) and Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(S)-N-(1-phenylethyl)-salicylmethanimine (Δ-PES) Complexes. The enantiopure complexes were prepared using the above procedure, but enantiopure (R)-1-phenylethylamine or (S)-1-phenylethylamine was used, respectively. The reaction mixture was concentrated to dryness and crystallized from ethanol solution, affording yellow crystals. Yield, 89%. Anal. Calcd for C37H30IrN3O: C, 61.31; H, 4.17; N, 5.80. Found: C 61.29, H 4.20, N 5.77. ESI-MS: m/z = 726.2 [M + H]+. For Δ-PER: 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3) δ 9.01 (d, J = 5.3 Hz, 1H), 8.19 (d, J = 5.4 Hz, 1H), 8.12 (s, 1H), 7.93 (d, J = 7.9 Hz, 1H), 7.74−7.82 (m, 2H), 7.63 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.58 (t, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.54 (d, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 7.35− 7.27 (m, 3H), 7.22−7.14 (m, 3H), 7.11 (t, J = 7.6 Hz, 1H), 6.92 (d, J = 7.8 Hz, 1H), 6.84 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 2H), 6.78−6.70 (m, 3H), 6.59 (d, J = 8.6 Hz, 1H), 6.47 (d, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H), 6.30 (t, J = 7.3 Hz, 1H), 6.22 (d, J = 7.4 Hz, 1H), 4.73 (q, J = 6.7 Hz, 1H), 0.74 (d, J = 6.9 Hz, 3H). 13C NMR (75 MHz, CDCl3) δ 168.81, 168.75, 166.38, 161.80, 152.45, 151.90, 149.92, 148.94, 144.79, 144.75, 142.01, 137.05, 136.54, 134.86, 133.62, 131.99, 129.91, 129.34, 128.64, 128.17, 127.71, 124.51, 124.22,

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Δ-PER C37H30IrN3O 724.84 orthorhombic P212121 298 8.3156(1) 13.0909(1) 27.1039(3) 2950.50(5) 4 1.632 9.025 4697 4458 0.0175 0.0418 1.072 −0.019(7)

Δ-PES C37H30IrN3O 724.84 orthorhombic P212121 298 9.1783(2) 12.0224(3) 26.8369(7) 2961.32(12) 4 1.626 8.992 4295 4096 0.0367 0.1024 1.069 −0.014(18)

R1 = ∑||F0| − |Fc||/∑|F0|. bωR2 = [∑ω(F02 − Fc2)2/∑ω(F02)2]1/2.

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RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Diastereomeric Discrimination of Chiral Amine. When enantiopure Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6), salicylaldehyde, and rac-1-phenylethylamine were added to a methanol solution in 1:1:1 ratio in the presence of Na2CO3 at 60 °C, Ir(III) Schiff base three-component complexes were indeed afforded in 2 h, as shown in Figure 1. The disappearance of the resonance peaks of the reaction materials, for example, the characteristic resonances of the α-H at 9.05 ppm for Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6) and the CHO at 9.90 ppm for salicylaldehyde, indicated that the reaction was complete and quantitative in 2 h. A pair of diastereomers, Δ-PER and Δ-PES, with sufficient resolution of NMR signals in multidetection areas (for example, A, B, C, D, and E, marked in Figure 1) clearly demonstrated a statistical B

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ppm) assigned to the *C−HD proton and at 0.74 and 1.45 ppm (Δδ = −0.71 ppm) assigned to the CH3(E) group, respectively, are also observed. Therefore, comparison of the relative intensities of integrals of the pair of diastereotopic resonances enables precise determination of enantiopurity of 1-phenylethylamine via the three-component protocol. It is worth mentioning that having more than one pair of diastereotopic resonances in different regions for the three-component complexes ensures a high degree of accuracy in quantifying the ee value of chiral amines. The Relationship between Absolute Configuration and NMR Signals. In order to gain a better understanding of the structural distinction between the diastereomers and the relationship between the NMR signals and the absolute configuration of primary amines, single crystal structures of diastereomers Δ-PES and Δ-PER are measured by X-ray crystallography. They crystallize in a chiral space groups P212121. The Ir(III) center shows a slightly distorted octahedral geometry with coordination of two carbon atoms in cis and two nitrogen atoms in trans from two ppy ligands as well as an oxygen atom and a nitrogen atom from a Schiff base ligand, as shown in Figure 3. The Ir−N and Ir−C distances of the ppy

Figure 1. 1H NMR spectrum of Δ-Ir(III) Schiff base complexes in CDCl3. The discriminated peaks are marked.

50:50 ratio. These distinguishable NMR signals can be used to quantitatively determine chiral amines by calculating the resonance peaks. It should be noted that the analytic process does not involve any additional purification steps, implying it is relatively simple, facile, and fast. For the assignment of the characteristic resonance peaks of the diastereomers Δ-PER and Δ-PES, the individual 1H NMR spectra of Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6) with enantiopure R- or S-1-phenylethylamine and salicylaldehyde were also recorded under the identical conditions (see Figures S1 and S2, respectively). The all resonance peaks were well assigned via the 1H−1H COSY and NOSY NMR spectra (see Figures S3− S6). The significant differentiation of the diastereotopic resonances is displayed in Figure 2. In the low-field region, it

Figure 3. Crystal structures of Δ-PES (a) and Δ-PER (b). Selected bond lengths (Å) and angles (deg) for Δ-PES and Δ-PER (in parentheses): Ir1−N1 = 2.024(7) (2.052(3)), Ir1−N2 = 2.039(8) (2.037(3)), Ir1−C7 = 2.014(9) (2.011(3)), Ir1−C18 = 1.997(10) (2.004(3)), Ir1−O1 = 2.140(6) (2.146(2)), Ir1−N3 = 2.162(7) (2.174(3)), O1−Ir1−N3 = 88.3(2) (86.0(1)), N1−Ir1−N2 = 175.7(3) (173.5(1)), Ir1−O1−C23−C28 = 18.0(1) (34.7(5)). Perspective drawing with 50% probability thermal ellipsoids.

ligands are around 2.0 Å, which are consistent with those reported for ppy Ir(III) complexes.13,16 The bond lengths of Ir1−N3 (2.162(7) and 2.174(3) Å) and Ir1−O1 (2.140(6) and 2.146(2) Å) are significantly elongated,17 indicating that the carbon atom has a strong trans effect. In Δ-PER diastereomer, there is some distortion to alleviate the interligand congestion, the N∧O chelate angle (86.0(1)°) is smaller than that in Δ-PES diastereomer (88.3(2)°), and the torsion angle Ir1−O1−C23− C28 (34.7(5)°) is significantly larger than that in Δ-PES (18.0(1)°). The absolute configurations at the metal centers are all in Δ fashion and the carbon atoms are R and S configurations, respectively. These are consistent with those of the precursors and demonstrate that no racemization occurs at metal centers and in chiral amines during the reactions. The Flack parameters of Δ-PER (−0.019(7)) and Δ-PES (−0.014(18)) are close to zero, indicating that the assignments of absolute configuration at the metal and carbon centers are correct.

Figure 2. Excerpts of 1H NMR spectra of Δ-Ir(III) Schiff base complexes (a), Δ-PER (b), and Δ-PES (c) in CDCl3. The discriminated peaks are marked (■, Δ-PER;▲, Δ-PES).

is found that there are two sets of baseline resolved doublet resonances corresponding to Δ-PER and Δ-PES at 9.01 and 8.90 ppm (Δδ = 0.11 ppm, Δδ = ΔδR − ΔδS) assigned to the α-HA of the py ring “A” and at 8.19 and 8.53 ppm (Δδ = −0.34 ppm) assigned to the α-HB of the py ring “B”. Moreover, two singlet resonances at 8.12 and 8.03 ppm (Δδ = 0.09 ppm) assigned to the imine proton of Δ-PER and Δ-PES, respectively, are clearly observed. In addition, in the high-field region, two sets of resonances at 4.73 and 4.70 ppm (Δδ = 0.03 C

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Figure 4. Excerpts of 1H NMR spectra of seven scalemic mixtures of enantiopure R/S-1-phenylethylamine with salicylaldehyde and Δ[Ir(ppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6) in CDCl3 (left) and linear relationship between measured ee values (%) and gravimetrically determined ee values (%) based on the α-HA signals (right).

Table 2. Quantitative Determination of ee of (R)-1-Phenylethylamine Using 1H NMR proton α-H(A)

α-H(B)

HCN(C)

CH3(E)

actual ee (%)

calcd ee (%)

absolute error (%)

calcd ee (%)

absolute error(%)

calcd ee (%)

absolute error(%)

calcd ee (%)

absolute error (%)

90 60 30 0 −30 −60 −90

88.7 60 30.7 0 −29.0 −58.4 −88.7

1.3 0 0.7 0 1.0 1.6 1.3

88.7 61.2 31.6 0 −28.2 −58.7 −90.5

1.3 1.2 1.6 0 1.8 1.3 0.5

88.7 60 30.7 1.0 −28.2 −58.7 −90.5

1.3 0 0.7 1.0 1.8 1.3 0.5

88.7 61.2 30.7 1.0 −28.2 −58.7 −90.5

1.3 1.2 0.7 1.0 1.8 1.3 0.5

Figure 5. Chemical shift difference (Δδ = ΔδR − ΔδS ppm) values of discriminated protons for the diastereomers assembled by chiral amines or amine alcohols and salicylaldehyde in the presence of Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6).

To understand the differentiation of NMR signals between the diastereomers, the intramolecular interaction of the ligands, which may also be exhibited in solution, is analyzed in detail. In Δ-PES, the phenyl substituent and the “A” ring of ppy ligand are in a face to face arrangement with a distance of ca. 3.6 Å (see Figure 3a), suggesting that the α-HA resides in the shielded region of the phenyl, resulting at high-field resonance compared to that in Δ-PER (Δδ = 0.11 ppm, see Figure 3b, in which the phenyl group is far away the “A” ring of ppy). In addition, the

C−H30 is closer to the coordinated plane (ca. 2.45 Å) than that in Δ-PER (ca. 2.76 Å) and suffers from the ring current (Δδ = 0.03 ppm). In contrast, in Δ-PER, the CH3 group of Rsalicylimine lies above the “A” ring of ppy ligand and so is significantly affected by a ring current, and the resonance is observed at higher field relative to that in Δ-PES (Δδ = −0.71 ppm). Moreover, the α-HB sits above the phenyl substituent and so is significantly affected by a ring current, and the signal is shifted to high-field region with respect to that in Δ-PES (Δδ = D

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methyl signals of chiral amines with the R configuration always appear at a higher field compared with those having the S configuration (ΔδE < 0). Moreover, chiral amine alcohols readily available from commercial sources, such as R/S-2-amino-2-phenylethan-1-ol (APER/S), R/S-2-amino-3-phenylpropan-1-ol (APPR/S), and R/S-2-amino-3-methylbutan-1-ol (AMBR/S) (see Figure 5), were used as analytes to observe the differentiation of enantiomers. Similar cases were also found that more than one pair of diastereotopic resonances with excellent resolutions can be used to discriminate and determine ee values of chiral amine alcohols (Figures S12−S14). For the aromatic amine alcohols, the resonances for the α-HA, α-HB, and methylene protons are sufficient resolution in each pair of diastereomers with larger Δδ values due to the strong interaction between the phenyl substituent and ppy ligand. For chiral aliphatic amine alcohols, the resonances of α-HB, C−HD, and methylene protons are sensitive for discrimination. The absolute errors in the ee determinations are within 1.6% (see Table S1).

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CONCLUSIONS In summary, a three-component protocol involving enantiopure Δ-[Ir(ppy)2(MeCN)2](PF6) and salicylaldehyde as chiral auxiliaries was first successfully applied to discriminate and determine the enantiopurity of varied primary amines and amine alcohols. The enhancement of stability via chelating effect and more than one pair of diastereotopic resonances in different detection regions of the three-component protocol ensure a high degree of accuracy in quantifying the ee value of chiral amines and amine alcohols. This finding would provide a complementary method for the discrimination and ee determination of chiral primary amines and amine alcohols with diverse functionality in the screening of asymmetric reactions and may open a new avenue for the application of a chiral-at-metal complex.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work was supported by the NSF of China (Nos. 21272284 and 21571195).

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