Optically active -arylalkylamines are an important class of compounds that are widely used in organic and pharmaceutical synthesis, and much effort has been made to develop efficient asymmetric synthetic methods for them.[1] Asymmetric catalytic hydrogenation of enamides, initiated by Kagan et al. ,[2] provides a direct and convenient route to chiral amine derivatives. However, many well-known ...

In the title compound, [Cu(C4H2O4)(C11H9N3O)2(H2O)] n , Cu(II) ions on crystallographic twofold rotation axes are coordinated in a square pyramidal environment by two trans O atoms belonging to two monodentate fumarate anions, two trans isonicotinamide pyridyl N-donor atoms from monodentate, pendant 3-pyridyl-isonicotinamide (3-pina) ligands, and one apical aqua ligand, also sited on the crysta...

Monodentate phosphoramidite ligands have been developed based on enantiopure 6,6'-dimethylbiphenols with axial chirality. These chiral ligands are easy to prepare and flexible for modifications. The fine-tuning capability of these ligands plays a significant role in achieving high enantioselectivity in the asymmetric hydroformylation of allyl cyanide and the conjugate addition of diethylzinc to...

In the title complex, {[Ag(C13H13N5)]NO3} n , the Ag(I) atom is coordinated by three N atoms from two bidentate/monodentate pyrazolylpyridyl ligands to form a distorted trigonal-planar geometry [range of angles: 83.34 (6) (chelate ring) to 139.15 (7) °]. The chelate ring has a distorted boat conformation. The dihedral angle between the pyridyl ring and the coordinating pyrazolyl ring is 67.22 (...

In the title compound, [Cd(C(2)N(3))(2)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)], the Cd(II) ion is coordinated in a distorted octa-hedral environment by four N atoms from two chelating 2,2'-bipyridine ligands and two N atoms from two monodentate dicyanamide ligands. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the two bipyridine ligands is 87.67 (6)°.

The fenchol-based P-H phosphonite BIFOP-H exeeds with 65% ee other monodentate ligands in the Pd-catalyzed substitution of 1-phenyl-2-propenyl acetate with dimethylmalonate.

Modular chiral dendrimers with monodentate phosphoramidite ligands located at the core were synthesized and applied in the Rh-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenations, afforded unprecedented enhancement of enantioselectivity.

In the mononuclear title complex, [Mn(NCS)(2)(C(11)H(11)N(3)O)(4)], the Mn(II) atom, lying on an inversion center, is coordinated by two monodentate thio-cyanate anions and four monodentate 1-phenyl-3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)propan-1-one ligands in a distorted octa-hedral geometry. Each complex mol-ecule is linked to four neighboring ones by weak C-H⋯N and C-H⋯S hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dim...