Prolinol as a Chiral Auxiliary in Organophosphorus Chemistry

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/ejoc.202100196

Several strategies for the development of the synthesis of P-chiral organophosphorus compounds with (L)-prolinol as a source of chirality have been examined. A reaction of L-prolinol with a set of different alkyl/arylphosphonous acid diamides led in most of the cases to the quantitative formation of the appropriate bicyclic oxazaphospholidines with complete diastereo and enantioselectivity. The latter were reacted with BH₃ complex and the formed borane analogues were submitted to structural modifications leading to tertiary phosphine-boranes. Additionally, the effectiveness of oxazaphospholidines as ligands in transition metal asymmetric catalysis has been tested in hydrogenation of dehydroaminoacid esters and imine.