Highly Enantioselective Rh-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of β,γ-Unsaturated Phosphonates with Chiral Ferrocene-Based Monophosphoramidite Ligands.

An enantioselective synthesis of chiral alkylphosphonates bearing a β-stereogenic center, based on the Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of corresponding β-substituted β,γ-unsaturated phosphonates with a ferrocenebased monophosphoramidite ligand under the mild hydrogenation conditions, was developed, in which an ee value of up to 98% was obtained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]