Enantioselective Synthesis of P‐Stereogenic Phosphinates and Phosphine Oxides by Molybdenum‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Ring‐Closing Metathesis

Abstract

The first catalytic route toward the title compounds by asymmetric ring-closing metathesis is described. A remarkable reversal of enantioselectivity is observed when the achiral imido ligand of the chiral molybdenum-catalyst is changed (see scheme), thus highlighting the importance of the achiral and the chiral ligands in catalyst design. 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.