Technical Notes:

1. Ligand for the rhodium catalyzed, asymmetric hydrogenation of dehydroamino acid esters and a enamides

2.Ligand for the rhodium-catalyzed, asymmetric 1 ,4-addition of arylboronic acids to a,ß-unsaturated carbonyI compounds.

3. Ligand for the rhodium catalyzed, asymmetric alkylative ring opening reaction

4. Ligand for the palladium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic alkylation and amination of racemic substrates.

5.Ligand for the ruthe niumcatalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of ketones.

6. Ligand for the rhodium-catalyzed, asymmetric hydroacylation of 1, 1-disubstituted alkenes with aldehydes.

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