Photocatalytic deracemisation of cobalt(III) complexes with fourfold stereogenicity

Chem Commun (Camb). 2022 Nov 1;58(87):12172-12175. doi: 10.1039/d2cc05196f.

Abstract

The deracemisation of fourfold stereogenic cobalt(III) diketonates with a chiral photocatalyst is described. With only 0.5 mol% menthyl Ru(bpy)32+ photocatalyst, an enantiomeric enrichment of up to 88 : 12 e.r. was obtained for the major meridional diastereomers. Moreover, a distribution of configurationally stable diastereomers distinct from the thermodynamic ratio was observed upon reaching the photostationary state.