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(R)- and (S)-1,3-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-2-((diphenylphosphino)methyl)-1-phenylpropane ((R)- and (S)-heliphos): Solid-state and solution conformations of a chiral, tripodal tris(phosphine) ligand that is restrained to one helical conformation upon coordination to a rhodium(I) metal center
Yao, Yiming,Daley, Christopher J. A.,McDonald, Robert,Bergens, Steven H.
, p. 1890 - 1896 (1997)
(R)- and (S)-1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)-2-((diphenylphosphino)methyl)-1-phenylpropane ((R)- and (S)-heliphos) were synthesized via an acid-catalyzed, diastereoselective Michael addition of diphenylphosphine to bis(1R,2S,5R)-(-)-menthyl) benzylidenemalonate. The crystal structure of [Rh((R)-heliphos)(NBD)](ClO4) was determined by X-ray diffraction. As predicted by studies of molecular models, the framework of coordinated (R)-heliphos adopted a left-handed (Λ) helical conformation in the solid state, and NMR experiments indicated that it strongly favored this conformation in solution as well. The sense of helicity was controlled by the absolute configuration of the stereogenic carbon atom in the ligand.