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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1996
Takao Saito, Kanagawa, JP;
Akifumi Yoshida, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuhiko Matsumura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Miura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidenori Kumobayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takasago International Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A phosphine-phosphinite compound represented by formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2, which may be the same or different, each represent a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl group, and a process for preparing a 4-�(R)-1'-formylethyl!azetidin-2-one derivative using the compound (I). The compound (I), either in combination, or as a complex, with a transition metal compound, is useful as a catalyst for asymmetric hydroformylation and makes it possible to easily synthesize an important intermediate for carbapenem antibiotics or a precursor thereof at high regioselectivity and diastereo-selectivity.