Asymmetric construction of a ferrocenyl phosphapalladacycle from achiral enones and a demonstration of its catalytic potential

• Main Authors: Gan, Kennard, Sadeer, Abdul, Xu, Chang, Li, Yongxin, Pullarkat, Sumod A.
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry::Organometallic compounds
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/103794; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24560
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

A new approach toward ferrocenyl phosphapalladacycle construction from achiral enones via asymmetric hydrophosphination and subsequent diastereoselective C–H activation is described. Its catalytic efficacy toward C–C bond formation is subsequently illustrated.