Chiral Phosphorous Acid Derivatives in the Synthesis of Coordination Compounds and in Homogeneous Asymmetric Catalysis. Complexes with P-Monodentate and P,N-Bidentate Ligands

Literature data on the synthesis of chiral P-monodentate phosphites and amidophosphites and chiral P,N-bidentate phosphorous acid derivatives are systematized and discussed together with the data on their use as ligands in coordination chemistry. The nature of these ligands is shown to influence the structure of the complexes and their activity in homogeneous asymmetric catalysis.