Rhodium-P,O-bidentate coordinated ureaphosphine ligands for asymmetric hydrogenation reactions

Dalton Trans. 2010 Feb 28;39(8):1929-31. doi: 10.1039/b926043a. Epub 2010 Jan 6.

Abstract

We present new ureaphosphine ligands that coordinate in a P,O-bidentate fashion to rhodium(i). The ureaphosphine-Rh(i)-complexes were effectively used in the asymmetric hydrogenation of cyclic enamides giving high conversions and enantioselectivity.