Yttrium–Benzyl Complexes Bearing Chiral Iminophosphonamide Ligands: Synthesis and Application in Catalytic Asymmetric Amine‐Silane Dehydrocoupling Reactions

Abstract A series of novel iminophosphonamide ligands with chiral diamine moieties were designed and synthesized. Yttrium–benzyl compounds bearing these chiral iminophosphonamide ligands showed high reactivity and selectivity on the first catalytic asymmetric cross‐dehydrogenative coupling of amines with prochiral silanes under mild conditions. A stable silylamine–boron derivative was synthesized in up to 23% ee , as determined by chiral HPLC analysis. By employing this catalyst system, catalytic kinetic resolution of an axially chiral silane and further in situ allylation were achieved in good yields and enantioselectivities. magnified image