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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1997
Sotaro Miyano, Miyagi, JP;
Tetsutaro Hattori, Miyagi, JP;
Yasuko Komuro, Ibaragi, JP;
Hidenori Kumobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takasago International Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A 1-substituted-2-diphenylphosphinonaphthalene represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4, which may be the same or different, represents a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be substituted with an alkoxy group, a phenyl group or --OR.sup.6 (wherein R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an alcohol-protective group), and the rest of them represent a hydrogen atom; A represents a single bond or a methylene group; and R.sup.5 represents a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group; and a transition metal complex comprising the 1-substituted-2-diphenylphosphinonaphthalene as a ligand. The transition metal complex is useful as a catalyst in asymmetric synthesis.