P-Stereogenic PCP Pincer-Pd Complexes: Synthesis and Application in Asymmetric Addition of Diarylphosphines to Nitroalkenes

Novel P-stereogenic PCP pincer-Pd complexes were designed and prepared in short steps from optically pure tert-butylmethylphosphine-borane. These optically active Pd-complexes were successfully applied in asymmetric addition of diarylphosphines to nitroalkenes with high yields and good enantioselectivity.