title: Highly active, chemo- and regioselective Yb(II) and Sm(II) catalysts for the hydrophosphination of styrene with phenylphosphine.
abstract: Stable heteroleptic amido Yb(II) and Sm(II) complexes bearing aminoether-phenolate ligands and devoid of coordinated solvent have been structurally characterized. They afford highly active, chemoselective and, in the case of monoadditions, 100 % anti-Markovnikov regiospecific catalysts (down to 0.04 mol % loading) for the hydrophosphination of styrene with PhPH2 under mild conditions.
authors.affiliation: G. A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic Chemistry of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tropinina 49, GSP-445, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod (Russia); Nizhny Novgorod State University, Gagarin av. 23, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod (Russia).
authors.forename: Ivan V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Basalov
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dorcet
authors.forename: Georgy K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Fukin
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Carpentier
authors.forename: Yann
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sarazin
authors.forename: Alexander A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Trifonov
keywords: homogeneous catalysis; hydrophosphination; ligand design; samarium; ytterbium