Chiral bis(N-sulfonylamino)phosphine- and TADDOL-phosphite-oxazoline ligands:: Synthesis and application in asymmetric catalysis

A series of N,P-ligands has been prepared, containing a chiral oxazoline ring and as a second chiral unit a bis(N-sulfonylamino)phosphine group embedded in a diazaphospholidine ring or a cyclic phosphite group derived from TADDOL. These modular ligands are readily synthesized from chiral amino alcohols and chiral 1,2-diamines or TADDOLs. Palladium and iridium complexes derived from these ligands were found to be efficient catalysts for enantioselective allylic alkylation and olefin hydrogenation, respectively.