Synthesis of Solution-Phase Phosphoramidite and Phosphite Ligand Libraries and Their In Situ Screening in the Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Addition of Arylboronic Acids
Herein, we report the automated parallel synthesis of solution-phase libraries of phosphoramidite ligandsfor the development of enantioselective catalysts. The ligand libraries are screened in situ in theasymmetric rhodium-catalyzed addition of arylboronic acids to aldehydes and imines. It is shown that thedescribed methodology results in the straightforward discovery of leads for highly efficient enantioselectivecatalysts.