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| Preferred IUPAC name (Ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[(2-methoxyphenyl)(phenyl)phosphane] | |||
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.203.286 | ||
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| Properties | |||
| C28H28O2P2 | |||
| Molar mass | 458.478 g·mol−1 | ||
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |||
DIPAMP is anorganophosphorus compound that is used as aligand inhomogeneous catalysis. It is a white solid that dissolves in organic solvents. Work on this compound byW. S. Knowles was recognized with theNobel Prize in Chemistry.[1] DIPAMP was the basis for one of the first industrial scaleasymmetric hydrogenation, the synthesis of the drugL-DOPA.[2]

DIPAMP is aC2-symmetricdiphosphine. Eachphosphorus centre, which is pyramidal, bears three different substituents -anisyl, phenyl, and the ethylene group. The ligand therefore exists as the enantiomeric (R,R) and (S,S) pair, as well as the achiralmeso isomer.
DIPAMP was originally prepared by an oxidative coupling, starting from anisyl(phenyl)(methyl)phosphine.
