Tetrahedron letters

2-Pyrimidylphosphines: A new class of ligands for transition metal catalysis

MT Reetz, R Demuth, R Goddard

Index: Reetz, Manfred T.; Demuth, Ralf; Goddard, Richard Tetrahedron Letters, 1998 , vol. 39, # 39 p. 7089 - 7092

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Abstract

The synthesis of 2-pyrimidyldiphenylphosphine (2), bis-2-pyrimidylphenyl-phosphine (3) and tris-2-pyrimidylphosphine (4) is described. Ligand 2 forms cationic complexes with palladium (II) in which four-membered P/N-chelates are involved, leading to a very active catalyst for the carbonylation of alkynes.