Diphosphine sulfides derived from 2,2'-biphosphole: novel chiral S,S ligands for palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution

Dalton Trans. 2008 Jun 7:(21):2894-8. doi: 10.1039/b719554k. Epub 2008 Apr 24.

Abstract

Diphosphine sulfides derived from 2,2'-biphosphole have been efficiently synthesized in an enantiomerically pure form by a four step synthetic sequence. These S,S-ligands were used for the first time in Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation. Good yields and enantiomeric excess up to 73% were obtained.