CycloN2P2-Phos! The use of the multidentate phosphine, CycloN2P2-Phos, which contains four heteroatoms (two nitrogen and two phosphorus atoms), in the palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic etherification (AAE) of alcohols and silanols leads to excellent levels of enantioselectivity (up to 99 % ee).
Keywords: allylic etherification; asymmetric catalysis; chiral ligands; palladium; silanols.
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