Chiral phosphorus ligands play a crucial role in asymmetric catalysis for the efficient
synthesis of useful optically active compounds. They are largely categorized into two …

Chiral amines are key structural motifs present in a wide variety of natural products, drugs,
and other biologically active compounds. During the past decade, significant advances have …

Both enantiomers of 2, 3-bis (tert-butylmethylphosphino) quinoxaline (QuinoxP*), 1, 2-bis
(tert-butylmethylphosphino) benzene (BenzP*), and 1, 2-bis (tert-butylmethylphosphino)-4, 5 …

In this account, the design, synthesis, and application of P‐chirogenic phosphine ligands
that have been mainly carried out in our laboratory over the last three decades are …

Diphosphorus ligands connected by a single atom (R2PEPR2; E= CR2, CCR2 and NR) give
chelating ligands with very small bite-angles (natural bite-angle of 72° for dppm) as well as …

A new class of ferrocenyl chiral bisphosphorus ligand, Wudaphos, was developed, and
exhibits excellent ee and activity (ee up to 99%, TON up to 20 000) for the asymmetric …

The nickel-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of β-(acylamino) acrylates has been
developed, affording chiral β-amino acid derivatives with excellent yields (95–99% yield) …

These cats are purrfectionists: The ChenPhos ligands (see structure) showed dramatically
higher catalytic activity in the title reaction than their C2‐symmetric predecessor with two …

Transition-metal-complex-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of archetypal β-amido β-
(methyl or phenyl) acrylates (and close derivatives) into the corresponding enantioenriched …

A bulky three-hindered quadrant bisphosphine ligand, di-1-adamantylphosphino (tert-
butylmethylphosphino) methane, named BulkyP*, has been synthesized via a convergent …