Me-bipam for enantioselective ruthenium(II)-catalyzed arylation of aldehydes with arylboronic acids

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2009;48(24):4414-6. doi: 10.1002/anie.200901395.

Abstract

Ligand design by-pam: A ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric arylation of aldehydes with arylboronic acids has been developed, giving chiral diarylmethanols in good yields. The use of a chiral bidentate phosphoramidite ligand ((R,R)-Me-bipam) led to excellent enantioselectivities.