A <i>C</i>₃‐Symmetric Palladium Catalyst with a Phosphorus‐Based Tripodal Ligand

Abstract

A C3-symmetric palladium complex formed from a new readily accessible and rigid tripodal phosphorus-based ligand has no chirality in either of its pendent arms but is intrinsically chiral (see picture). The potential of the racemic complex as a catalyst is demonstrated in several Suzuki cross-coupling reactions. The enantiomerically pure compound is also tested for asymmetric catalysis in a model reaction.