P-Chiral Phosphines Enabled by Palladium/Xiao-Phos-Catalyzed Asymmetric P-C Cross-Coupling of Secondary Phosphine Oxides and Aryl Bromides.

The development of transition-metal-catalyzed methods for the synthesis of P-chiral phosphine derivatives poses a considerable challenge. Herein, we present a direct Pd/Xiao-Phos-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of easily accessible secondary phosphine oxides and aryl bromides, which provides rapid access to P-chiral phosphine oxides. The reaction proceeds efficiently with a wide array of reaction partners to deliver various tertiary phosphine oxides in up to 96% yield and 97% ee. Moreover, the synthesis of DiPAMP ligand and its analogues was also realized, which demonstrates a suitable pathway to switching the branched chain of DiPAMP.