Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
Abstract
We present new ureaphosphine ligands that coordinate in a P,O-bidentate fashion to rhodium(I). The ureaphosphine-Rh(I)-complexes were effectively used in the asymmetric hydrogenation of cyclic enamides giving high conversions and enantioselectivity.