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Synthesis and application of (3R,4R)-3,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)tetrahydrofuran as ligand for asymmetric hydrogenation of acrylic acids
Terfort
, p. 951 - 953 (2007/10/02)
A new, chiral bisphosphine, (3R,4R)-3,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)tetrahydrofuran (4), is synthesized in three steps from (R,R)-tartaric acid esters. With rhodium(I) complexes of 4 enantiomeric excesses of 54 to 97% are obtained on catalytic hydrogenation of 2-(acetylamino)acrylic acid, 2-(acetylamino)cinnamic acids and itaconic acid. The applied substrate/catalyst ratios were between 250:1 and 11,000:1.