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New optically active bidentate phosphines, (S,S)- and 9-dimethyl-4,5-b
is(methylphenylphosphino)xanthenes ((S,S)-1 and (R,R)-1), were prepare
d through resolution of the corresponding phosphine oxides using (R, R
)-(-)-dibenzoyl-tartaric acid and a preliminary experiment on asymmetr
ic synthesis using an allyl substrate proved the utility of the new bi
dentate phosphines. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.