title: Zirconium-catalyzed intermolecular hydrophosphination using a chiral, air-stable primary phosphine.
abstract: Catalytic hydrophosphination of alkenes using a chiral, air-stable primary phosphine, (R)-[2'-methoxy(1,1'-binapthalen)-2-yl]phosphine, (R)-MeO-MOPH2, proceeds under mild conditions with a zirconium catalyst, [κ(5)-N,N,N,N,C-(Me3SiNCH2CH2)2NCH2CH2NSiMe2CH]Zr (1), to selectively furnish anti-Markovnikov, air-stable secondary phosphines or tertiary phosphines with slight modification of the protocol. An intermediate in the catalysis, [(N3N)Zr(R)-MeO-MOPH] (4), was structurally characterized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Vermont, Cook Physical Sciences Building, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA. rory.waterman@uvm.edu.
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bange
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ghebreab
authors.forename: Arne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ficks
authors.forename: Neil T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Mucha
authors.forename: Lee
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Higham
authors.forename: Rory
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Waterman