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In addition to (R,S)-BINAPHOS, several related phosphine-phosphite lig
ands have been prepared and their use in Pd(II) catalyzed asymmetric a
lternating copolymerization of propene with carbon monoxide was examin
ed. Small changes of the ligand substituents caused drastic changes of
the stereo regularity of the product, which reveals that not only the
electronic bias of (R,S)-BINAPHOS but also its steric demand is essen
tial to produce completely isotactic copolymer from propene and CO in
highly enantioselective fashion. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All ri
ghts reserved.