Aminophosphine Phosphinites Derived from Chiral 1,2-Diphenyl-2-aminoethanols: Synthesis and Application in Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Dehydroamino Acid Derivatives
A series of chiral aminophosphine phosphinites DPAMPPs was synthesized from optically active 1,2-diphenyl-2-aminoethanols. The erythro-DPAMPPs were found to serve as excellent ligands for rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of dehydroaminoacid derivatives. For an array of dehydroaminoacid precursors, remarkably high enantioselectivity (up to 98.4% e.e.) and reactivity (the ratio of substrate/catalyst