The chiral bis(phosphine) copper halide complexes [Cu(diphos*)(X)]<sub>n</sub> were catalyst precursors for enantioselective alkylation of secondary phosphines with benzyl bromides. Intermediate P-stereogenic phosphido complexes Cu(diphos*)(PRR’) were observed by variable temperature NMR spectroscopy.

Catalytic asymmetric P-C bond formation via chiral Cu(I)-phosphido complexes

254th National Meeting (2017)

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