The present invention provides chiral
pyridinium salt carbonyl catalysts and methods for their preparation and use. The general
structural formula of the catalyst is [Formula 1] TIFF2026501952000195.tif36170[where, R 1
Structural formula of [chemical 2] TIFF2026501952000196.tif25170X 1-6 is N or CR 6-11 Including, R 2 , R 4 , R 6-11 is
hydrogen, C 1~24
alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, [C3] TIFF2026501952000197.tif7170 groups, [C4] TIFF2026501952000198.tif14170, [C5] TIFF2026501952000199.tif14170 [6] TIFF2026501952000200.tif14170, CO2R d ,
halogen, nitro group, cyano group or
trifluoromethyl group, R 3 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 1~24 The
alkyl group may be substituted with
halogen or C 1~10
Alkyl groups of C 3~10 cycloalkyl or
aryl group, C 1~8
carbonyl group, C 1~8 a
sulfonyl group or a phosphoryl group of C 1~10 The
carbonyl group includes an
aldehyde group, a ketocarbonyl group, an estercarbonyl group, a carboxyl group, or an
amide group; R 5
Structural formula of [C7] TIFF2026501952000201.tif18170X - is an anion] Compared with the prior art, the catalyst of the present invention can be used in the biomimetic
aldol reaction of
amino acid derivatives to synthesize a series of β-hydroxy-α-
amino acid compounds with extremely high enantioselectivity.