Article: Chiral (iminophosphoranyl)ferrocenes: highly efficient ligands for rhodium- and iridium-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation of unfunctionalized olefins

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Chiral (iminophosphoranyl)ferrocenes: highly efficient ligands for rhodium- and iridium-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation of unfunctionalized olefins

Thanh Thien Co and Tae-Jeong Kim

Chem.Commun., 2006, 3537–3539

Abstract:

A series of chiral (iminophosphoranyl)ferrocenes (1–3) are highly efficient ligands for Rh- and Ir-catalyzed hydrogenation of a number of unfunctionalized olefins; almost perfect
enantiomeric excesses (up to 99% ee) have been achieved under mild reaction conditions.

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