Disclosed are novel phosphine-phosphoramidite compounds which may be employed
in combination with a catalytically-active metal to effect a wide variety of reactions
such as asymmetric hydrogenations, asymmetric reductions, asymmetric hydroborations,
asymmetric olefin isomerizations, asymmetric hydrosilations, asymmetric allylations,
asymmetric conjugate additions, and asymmetric organometallic additions. Also disclosed
are a process for the preparation of the phosphine-phosphoramidite compounds, metal
complex compounds comprising at least one of the phosphine-phosphoramidite compounds
and a catalytically-active metal and hydrogenation processes utilizing the metal
complex compounds.
