Chiral diphenyldiphosphines and d-8 metal complexes thereof

Abstract

Compounds of formula III, wherein R6 und R7 signify identical or different secondary phosphino; R8 is —CH2—OH, —CH2—NH2—, —CH2O——B—FU, —CH2—NH2—B—FU, or —O—B—FU; R9 has the same significance as R8 or is C1-C4-alkyl or C1-C4-alkoxy; or R8 and R9 together signify HOCH(CH2—O—)2, H2NCH—(CH2—O—)2, FU—B—OCH(CH2—O—)2 or FU—B—HNCH(CH2—O—)2; B is a bridging group; and FU is a functional group. The compounds may be bonded to inorganic or organic carriers. Their d-8 metal complexes are valuable catalysts for the enantioselective hydrogenation of prochiral organic compounds with carbon multiple bonds or carbon/hetero atom multiple bonds.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.