Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-ohsawa, Hachioji, Tokyo 192-03, Japan
Abstract:
A novel chiral phosphinediamine ligand (PN2) was prepared from (S)-1-phenylethylamine and dichloroisopropylphosphine. The rhodium-PN2 catalyst utilizing selective ligation of the amino unit and electrostatic interaction between the ligand and a substrate gave high enantioselectivities up to 92% ee in asymmetric hydrogenations of acrylic acid derivatives.