Ferrocene phosphane-heteroatom/carbon bidentate ligands in asymmetric catalysis.

Chiral ferrocene derivatives belong to privileged ligand classes for asymmetric transition metal catalysed reactions. Hetero-bidentate phosphane ligands are hybrid ligands, which combine the properties of phosphorus with those of other donor atoms. This feature creates further asymmetry around the metal centre, which may be helpful for increasing the stereoinduction.