Combination of a binaphthol-derived phosphite and a C1-symmetric phosphinamine generates heteroleptic catalysts in Rh- and Pd-mediated reactionsThis article is part of a ChemComm ‘Catalysis in Organic Synthesis’ web-theme issue showcasing high quality research in organic chemistry. Please see our website to access the other papers in this issue (http://www.rsc.org/chemcomm/organicwebtheme2009).Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental procedures, characterisation data for all new compounds, complexation experiments (along with copies of 31P- and 1H-NMR spectra), full screening of the ligands in the Rh- and Pd-catalysed reactions, and details of the DFT calculations. See DOI: 10.1039/b908167d

Heteroleptic complexes, formed selectively by using a 1 : 1 combination of a σ-donor and a π-acceptor ligand, are involved in Rh- and Pd-catalysed reactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]