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P-Stereogenic chiral phosphine BI-BOP is employed for the first time as ligand to promote catalytic enantioselective synthesis of phosphoryl-substituted atropisomeric vinylarenes through a palladium−carbene pathway. This strategy utilizes 10 mol% palladium(II) acetate, 10 mol% phosphine ligand as well as a variety of N-tosylhydrazones and phosphoryl-substituted aryl bromides as the reaction partners. The desired axially chiral vinylarenes were isolated with up to 80% yield and 96:4 er, and can be further converted effectively and stereoselectively into dialkylphosphoryl-substituted atropisomeric arenes through a Grignard reaction. This protocol offers a general approach to synthesize phosphoryl-substituted atropisomeric vinylarenes with high enantiomeric purities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The use of chiral phosphinamides is relatively unexplored because of the lack of a general method for the synthesis. Reported herein is the development of a general, efficient, and highly enantioselective method for the synthesis of structurally diverse P-stereogenic phosphinamides. The method relies on nucleophilic substitution of a chiral phosphinate derived from the versatile chiral phosphinyl transfer agent 1,3,2-benzoxazaphosphinine-2-oxide. These chiral phosphinamides were utilized for the first synthesis of readily tunable P-stereogenic Lewis base organocatalysts, which were used successfully for highly enantioselective catalysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A series of efficient ruthenium catalysts has been developed for the asymmetric hydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation of ketones with high reactivities and selectivities. The new chiral bisdihydrobenzooxaphosphole (BIBOP)/diamine-ruthenium complexes catalyzed the enantioselective hydrogenation of substrates such as aryl and heteroaryl cyclic and alkyl ketones with substrate/catalyst (S/C) ratios of up to 100,000. The opposite sense of enantioselectivity can be obtained by proper selection of a diamine with a given chirality of the phosphine. The usefulness of the new system has been demonstrated in the asymmetric hydrogenation of a complex synthetic intermediate towards cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors at S/C 20,000 on large-scale operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Is that SO? The title scaffolds have a highly active and properly differentiated SO bond for the efficient synthesis of enantiopure sulfinamides. The method is practical, green, and has the potential to provide an economical commercial process for the synthesis of bulky sulfinamides. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: A mild method has been developed for the asymmetric synthesis of a variety of chiral diarylmethylamines via the addition of aryl Grignard reagents to chiral N-2,4,6-triisopropylbenzenesulfinylimines in high yields and high diastereoselectivities. Higher stereoselectivity was obtained for most of the examples studied when the reactions are performed at ambient temperature as compared to cryogenic conditions. N-2,4,6-Triisopropylbenzenesulfinamide was shown to be the optimal chiral auxiliary as it provided higher diastereoselectivities when compared to the more commonly employed tert-butanesulfinamide or p-toluenesulfinamide in the synthesis of diarylmethylamine synthons. A rationale for the improved selectivity derived from the triisopropylbenzyl auxiliary is presented. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]