Asymmetric Hydrogenation of α-Purine Nucleobase-Substituted Acrylates with Rhodium Diphosphine Complexes: Access to Tenofovir Analogues was written by Sun, Huan-Li;Chen, Fei;Xie, Ming-Sheng;Guo, Hai-Ming;Qu, Gui-Rong;He, Yan-Mei;Fan, Qing-Hua. And the article was included in Organic Letters in 2016.Application In Synthesis of (R)-(6,6′-Dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,2′-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphine) This article mentions the following:
The first asym. hydrogenation of α-purine nucleobase-substituted α,β-unsaturated esters, catalyzed by a chiral rhodium (R)-Synphos catalyst, has been developed. A wide range of mono- and disubstituted acrylates were successfully hydrogenated under very mild conditions in high yields with good to excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee). This method provides a convenient approach to the synthesis of a new kind of optically pure acyclic nucleoside and Tenofovir analogs. In the experiment, the researchers used many compounds, for example, (R)-(6,6′-Dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,2′-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphine) (cas: 133545-16-1Application In Synthesis of (R)-(6,6′-Dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,2′-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphine)).
(R)-(6,6′-Dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,2′-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphine) (cas: 133545-16-1) belongs to chiral phosphine ligands. Although many reactions require more nucleophilic trialkylphosphines as catalysts, only a few chiral trialkylphosphines are available. Chiral phosphine catalysts: Nucleophilic phosphine catalysis often involves the formation of Lewis adducts, namely phosphonium (di)enolate zwitterions, as reaction intermediates.Application In Synthesis of (R)-(6,6′-Dimethoxy-[1,1′-biphenyl]-2,2′-diyl)bis(diphenylphosphine)
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Chiral phosphines in nucleophilic organocatalysis