(-)-(4S,5R)-4-(2-pyridyl)-5-(diphenylphosphino)methyl-2,2-dimethyl-1,3 -dioxolane a new chiral ligand for enantioselective catalysis

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)86190-X

The title compound (PYDIPHOS) has been prepared by a ten reaction sequence from dimethyl L-(+)-tartrate and checked in the palladium-catalyzed asymmetric hydroesterification of styrene and in the nickel catalyzed asymmetric cross-coupling reaction of 1-ph