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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1989
Michele Petit, Wasquehal, FR;
Andre Mortreux, Hem, FR;
Francis Petit, Wasquehal, FR;
Gerard Buono, Marseille, FR;
Gilbert Peiffer, Marseille, FR;
Societe Chimique des Charbonnages S.A., Paris, FR;
Abstract
A method of using a chiral phosphorus-containing ligands comprising at least one amine radical and at least one dihydrocarbylphosphioxy radical of the formula W=OP (R).sub.2 ; from the group consisting of: those of the formula ##STR1## those of the formula ##STR2## those of the formula ##STR3## those of the formula ##STR4## in a hydrogenation reaction for the synthesis of optically active organic compounds comprising reacting at least one organic compound that does not possess a center of asymmetry with (A), on the one hand, at least one transition metal complex of the formula MZq in which M is a metal in group VIII of the Periodic Classification, q is the coordination number of the metal M, and Z is an atom or molecule capable of complexing the metal M and (B), on the other hand, at least one ligand L.