Abstract
Syntheses permitting the introduction of one or two methyl substituents at the sp3-hybridized carbon atom in the backbone of enantiopure 2-phospharuthenocenemethyl phosphines are presented. Preliminary Rh-catalyzed hydrogenations of enamides suggest that the interaction of the Cp* group with the side-arm methyl group lying endo to the phosphametallocene modifies enantioselectivity significantly with respect to the side-arm- unsubstituted analogue.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1804-1811 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Organometallics |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 11 Apr 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |