American Chemical Society, Organometallics, 15(17), p. 3236-3239, 1998
DOI: 10.1021/om980228j
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Optically active (1,2-disubstituted arene)chromium tricarbonyl complexes with a diamine and a phosphorus group in the two ortho benzylic positions were stereoselectively synthesized from a commercially available (+)-(4,6-O-benzylidene)methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside. These chromium complexes have been used as chiral ligands in the preparation of rhodium catalysts for the hydroboration of styrene derivatives. Moderate enantioselectivities were observed in the hydroboration of vinylarenes.