Stereoselective synthesis of ferrocene-based C2-symmetric diphosphine ligands: Application to the highly enantioselective hydrogenation of α-substituted cinnamic acids

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 4141-4144

  Chen, Weiping ^a,b   McCormack, Peter J ^a,c   Mohammed, Karim ^a   Mbafor, William ^a   Roberts, Stanley M ^a   Whittall, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOLVIAS AG   (Switzerland)

^c Phoenix Chemicals Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Chirality; Ferrocenes; Phosphane ligands; Transition states

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSIS; CHIRALITY; HYDROGENATION; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; STEREOSELECTIVITY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; FERROCENES; PHOSPHANE LIGANDS; TRANSITION STATES;

LIGANDS;

EID: 34250699978     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604493     Document Type: Article

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