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keYPhos™

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Synonym(s):

CyYPhos(Me)PCy2, Tricyclohexyl(1-(dicyclohexyl-phosphanyl)ethylidene)-phosphane

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C32H58P2
CAS Number:
14185-94-5
Molecular Weight:
504.75
UNSPSC Code:
12352001
NACRES:
NA.22

product name

keYPhos™,

form

powder

Quality Level

100

reaction suitability

reagent type: ligand

mp

167-169 °C

functional group

phosphine

General description

keYPhos™is an ylide-functionalized phosphine ligand developed in the lab of Prof. V. Gessner at the Ruhr-University Bochum with demonstrated uses in Pd-catalyzed cross coupling reactions, including the arylation of ketones and arylation of amines. keYPhos™ is part of the YPhos™ family of ligands, also containing the joYPhos™ and trYPhos™ ligands.

Application

The electron-rich and sterically demanding keYPhos™ has a methyl group in the ylide-backbone and is a valuable ligand for the palladium catalyzed coupling of aryl chlorides with primary and secondary alkyl and aryl amines at room temperature. keYPhos™has been used in the gold(I)-catalyzed hydroamination of acetylene, and has shown to be effective in a range of Buchwald-Hartwig amination reactions. The strong electron-donor strength and sterically demanding nature of the ligand has been shown to increase the rate of formation of the catalytically active mono-phosphine palladium species, often leading to decreased reaction times or allowing the use of lower reaction temperatures.

Learn more about ylide-functionalized phosphines (YPhos)

Features and Benefits

Advantages of the keYPhos™ligand over less electron rich ligand sources include, increased substrate scope in Buchwald-Hartwig amination reactions, including aryl chlorides, the use of more mild reaction conditions and improved activity in in C-N and C-C cross coupling reactions. keYPhos™ has been shown to perform well with common palladium sources such as Pd2(dba)3, Pd(OAc)2, [Pd(allyl)Cl]2 or [Pd(cinamyl)Cl]2.

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Yphos is a trademark of Umicore AG & Co. KG

related product

Product No.
Description
Pricing

913030

trYPhos™, Umicore

912042

joYPhos™, Umicore

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Sébastien Lapointe et al.
Accounts of chemical research, 55(5), 770-782 (2022-02-17)
The development of homogeneous catalysts is strongly connected to the design of new, sophisticated ligands, which resolve limitations of a given reaction protocol by manipulating the electronic properties of the metal and its spatial environment. Phosphines are a privileged class
Jens Tappen et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 26(19), 4281-4288 (2020-01-24)
Palladium allyl, cinnamyl, and indenyl complexes with the ylide-substituted phosphines Cy3 P+ -C- (R)PCy2 (with R=Me (L1) or Ph (L2)) and Cy3 P+ -C- (Me)PtBu2 (L3) were prepared and applied as defined precatalysts in C-N coupling reactions. The complexes are
Zhiyong Hu et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 60(12), 6778-6783 (2021-01-12)
The coupling of aryl chlorides with Reformatsky reagents is a desirable strategy for the construction of α-aryl esters but has so far been substantially limited in the substrate scope due to many challenges posed by various possible side reactions. This
Ilja Rodstein et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 85(22), 14674-14683 (2020-09-11)
Ylide-substituted phosphines have been shown to be excellent ligands for C-N coupling reactions under mild reaction conditions. Here we report studies on the impact of the steric demand of the substituent in the ylide-backbone on the catalytic activity. Two new
Xiao-Qiang Hu et al.
Organic letters, 21(18), 7558-7562 (2019-08-31)
Ylide-functionalized phosphine (YPhos) ligands allow the palladium-catalyzed α-arylation of alkyl ketones with aryl chlorides with record setting activity. Using a cyclohexyl-substituted YPhos ligand, a wide range of challenging ketone substrates was efficiently and selectively monoarylated under mild conditions. A newly
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