The first example of using a chiral phosphine with a Pclass="glyphImg imgLazyJSB">P bond in asymmetric catalysis.
2 Chiral diphosphines were prepared from 1-(+)-neomenthyl-1,2-diphosphole.
The phosphines were utilized in Pd-catalyzed allylic substitution (ee = 25%).
[3 + 2] Organocatalytic cyclization of allenes with alkenes gave up to 68% ee.