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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Aug 26.
Published in final edited form as: Chem Rev. 2007 May 27;107(6):2503–2545. doi: 10.1021/cr0509556

Table 42.

Comparison of the asymmetric hydroformylation of allyl cyanide (Eq 15) with rhodium catalysts based on (R,S)-BINAPHOS and (S,S)-Kelliphos under solvent-free conditions.

entry ligand nitrile / Rh conv. (%) regioselectivity (b/l) ee (%)
1 (R,S)-BINAPhos 2,000 64.0 2.8 74.7
2 (R,S)-BINAPhos 4,000 37.1 2.9 75.1
3 (R,S)-BINAPhos 10,000 14.8 2.7 77.2
4 (S,S)-Kelliphite 2,000 100 17.8 77.8
5 (S,S)-Kelliphite 4,000 100 17.3 78.8
6 (S,S)-Kelliphite 10,000 100 18.5 78.8