P-Phos: A family of versatile and effective atropisomeric dipyridylphosphine ligands in asymmetric catalysis

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 711-720

  Wu, Jing ^a   Chan, Albert S C ^b  

^a Hangzhou Teacher College   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; KETONE; LIGAND; PHOSPHINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; HYDROGENATION; SYNTHESIS;

BORONIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; HYDROGENATION; KETONES; LIGANDS; PHOSPHINES; PYRIDINES; STYRENES;

EID: 33750624379     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar0680015     Document Type: Article

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64. tol-BINAP = 2,2-bis(di-p-tolylphosphanyl)-1,1-binaphthyl; (R,R)-Et-DUPHOS = (-)-1,2-bis((2R,5R)-2,5-diethylphospholano)benzene; (S)-PHANEPHOS = (S)-(+)-4,12-bis(diphenyl-phosphano)-[2.2]-paracyclophane; (S,S)-Et-FerroTANE = (-)-1,1-bis((2S,4S)-2,4-diethylphospholano)ferrocene.