It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel phosphine compound capable of forming a metal complex useful as a catalyst for various asymmetric synthesis reactions, a production method thereof, and a metal complex comprising the aforementioned compound as a ligand.
A 2,2′-bis(dialkylphosphino)biphenyl compound represented by the formula (A-1). A compound represented by the formula (1) is appropriate as a catalyst for an asymmetric synthesis reaction. The biphenyl compound represented by the formula (A-1) can be obtained by subjecting a compound represented by the formula (A-2) to a coupling reaction to obtain an intermediate represented by the formula (A-3), and then subjecting the intermediate to a deboranation reaction. In the formula (A-1), R
1
and R
2
each independently represent a C1-C10 alkyl group, R
3
represents a monovalent substituent, and n represents an integer of 0 to 4. In the formula (1), R
1
represents a C2-C10 alkyl group, R
2
represents an alkyl group containing fewer carbon atoms than R
1
, R
3
represents a monovalent substituent, and n represents an integer of 0 to 4.
本发明的目的是提供一种新型膦化合物,该化合物能够形成
金属配合物,用作各种不对称合成反应的催化剂,以及其制备方法和包含上述化合物作为
配体的
金属配合物。化合物(A-1)是一种2,2'-双(二烷基膦基)
联苯化合物,化合物(1)则适用于不对称合成反应的催化剂。化合物(A-1)可以通过将化合物(A-2)进行偶联反应以得到中间体(A-3),然后将中间体进行去
硼酸反应而获得。在式(A-1)中,R1和R2各自独立地表示C1-C10烷基,R3表示一价取代基,n表示0到4的整数。在式(1)中,R1表示C2-C10烷基,R2表示碳原子比R1少的烷基,R3表示一价取代基,n表示0到4的整数。