M. Sodeoka et al., STABLE DIAQUA PALLADIUM(II) COMPLEXES OF BINAP AND TOL-BINAP AS HIGHLY EFFICIENT CATALYSTS FOR ASYMMETRIC ALDOL REACTIONS, Synlett, (5), 1997, pp. 463
The novel chiral diaqua palladium(II) complexes of (R)-BINAP 9a and (R
)-Tol-BINAP 9b were prepared in good yield, and their structures were
determined by X-ray crystallography. These air-and moisture-stable com
plexes were found to be excellent catalysts for the asymmetric aldol r
eaction, and up to 89% ee of asymmetric induction was achieved using t
hese catalysts.