Chemistry Letters

New entry to the preparation of chiral bis (dicyclohexylphosphino) alkane derivatives. Use for rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation of carbonyl compounds

K Yamamoto

Index: Yamamoto, Keiji; Saeed-Ur-Rehman Chemistry Letters, 1984 , p. 1603 - 1606

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Citation Number: 15

Abstract

Conversion has been achieved of two representative chiral diphosphines,(−)-DIOP and (S, S)-Chiraphos, into the corresponding bis (dicyclohexylphosphino) alkane derivatives, the latter being used for chiral ligands of the rhodium (I) catalyst in the homogeneous