Preparation of enantiomerically pure 2'-substituted 2-diphenylphosphino-1,1'-binaphthyls by reductive cleavage of the carbon-phosphorus bond in a borane complex of 2-diphenylphosphino-2'-diphenylphosphinyl-1,1'-binaphthyl

Diastereoselective Synthesis of P-Chirogenic and Atropisomeric 2,2'-Bisphosphino-1,1'-binaphthyls Enabled by Internal Phosphine Oxide Directing Groups

Diphosphine ligands that merge both axial and P-centered chirality may exhibit superior or unique properties. Herein we report the diastereoselective introduction of P-centered chirality at the 2-position of the axially chiral 2'-(phosphine oxide)-1,1'-binaphthyl scaffold. A lithium-bromide exchange reaction of a 2-bromo-2'-(phosphine oxide)-1,1'-binaphthyl and treatment with dichlorophosphines followed by a nucleophilic organometallic reagent afforded unsymmetrical 2-phosphino-2'-(phosphine oxide)-1,1'-binaphthyls with binaphthyl axial chirality and one or two phosphorus stereocenters with a variety of P substituents. The final diastereomerically pure 2,2'-bisphosphino-1,1'-binaphthyls were obtained by reduction of the phosphine oxide directing group. Preliminary results demonstrated that a ligand with this hybrid chirality could induce higher stereoselectivity in the metal-complex-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of a dialkyl ketone.

Dearylation of arylphosphine oxides using a sodium hydride–iodide composite

A new protocol for the dearylative functionalization of arylphosphine oxides was developed using NaH in the presence of LiI.

Synthesis of 2,3-dihydro-1H-phosphindole-1-oxides via the t-BuLi-mediated rearrangement of vinyl bromides and phosphine oxides

We report an intramolecular vinyllithium addition to phosphine oxides, and discovered an unexpected rearrangement to form unique cyclic phosphine oxides.

Facile Preparation of a New BINAP-Based Building Block, 5,5‘-DiiodoBINAP, and Its Synthetic Application

[reaction: see text] Bis(pyridine)iodonium tetrafluoroborate was successfully used for regioselective iodination of BINAP dioxide to give 5,5'-diiodoBINAP dioxide in an excellent yield of 92%, with no observed formation of 4,4'-diiodoBINAP dioxide. A Sonogashira cross-coupling reaction with 5,5'-diiodoBINAP dioxide gave the desired bis(trimethylsilylethynyl) product in 86% yield. The resulting 5,5'-disubstituted BINAP dioxides were reduced to the corresponding phosphines, which were used as chiral ligands for rhodium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition of phenylboronic acid to 2-cyclohexenone to give 3-phenylcyclohexanone in excellent yield with high enantioselectivity.

Enantiomerically Pure 2-Bromo-2‘-diphenylphosphinyl-1,1‘- binaphthyl as a Monophosphorus Template for Electrophilic Functionalization in Chiral MOP-Type Ligand Synthesis

[reaction: see text] Pd-catalyzed monophosphinylation of (R)-2-bromo-2'-iodo-1,1'-binaphthyl with Ph(2)P(O)H afforded (R)-2-bromo-2'-diphenylphosphinyl-1,1'-binaphthyl in good yield with excellent chemoselectivity and no observable racemization. Subsequent lithiation in the presence of excess thiosulfonate furnished an enantiomerically pure sulfenylation product, which was reduced to afford a chiral S-MOP ligand.