Controllable synthesis of P-chiral 1,2- and 1,3-diphosphines viaasymmetric Diels–Alder reactions involving functionalized allylic phosphines as dienophilesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Syntheses of all the metal complexes, ligands and NMR data. CCDC reference numbers 711830 and 711831. For ESI and crystallographic data in CIF or other electronic format see DOI: 10.1039/b904090k

Optically pure P-chiral 1,2- and 1,3-diphosphines were synthesized chemoselectively and stereoselectively from the chiral organopalladium complex promoted asymmetric Diels–Alder reaction between 3,4-dimethyl-1-phenylphosphole (DMPP) and cis- and trans-ester substituted allylic phosphines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]