Highly Enantioselective Hydroxycarbonylation and Alkoxycarbonylation of Alkenes using Dipalladium Complexes as Precatalysts

Abstract

Joined at Pd: Novel palladium catalysts like 1, in which the planar-chiral phosphine acts as a bridging ligand, have been developed. These dimetallic complexes are highly enantioselective catalysts in the hydroxycarbonylation of alkenes, a reaction that has proven problematic over the years. PTSA=para-toluenesulfonic acid. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.