Volume 26, Issue 11 pp. 2098-2102
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Synthesis of Enantiopure SunPhos Diphosphine and Its Reaction with Methyl Acrylate

Hong-Wei ZHANG

Hong-Wei ZHANG

School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China

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Qing-Hua MENG

Qing-Hua MENG

School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China

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Zhao-Guo ZHANG

Zhao-Guo ZHANG

School of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200240, China

State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China

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First published: 25 November 2008
Citations: 6

Graphical Abstract

Sunphos backbone diphosphine was synthesized from enantiopure diphosphate with the reducing reagents LiAlH4 and Me3SiCl. Sunphos diphosphine reacts with methyl acrylate to give dialkylated electron-rich phosphine.

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