Enantioselective synthesis of α-hydroxy phosphonates using the LaLi3tris(binaphthoxide) catalyst (LLB), prepared by an improved method

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)00437-1

LaLi₃tris(binaphthoxide) catalyst (LLB), which is prepared from LaCl₃·7H₂O (1 mol equiv), (R) or (S)-BINOL dilithium salt (2.7 mol equiv), and NsO-t-Bu (0.3 mol equiv), is effective for the hydrophosphonylation of various