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3. Asymmetric synthesis of a rigid diphosphine ligand containing two phosphorus and four carbon stereogenic centres by means of a chiral palladium complex promoted Diels–Alder reaction
4. Asymmetric synthesis of keto-substituted P-chiral phosphines by means of an unusual exo/endo-stereochemically controlled Diels–Alder reaction
5. Palladium-Complex-Promoted Asymmetric Synthesis of Stereoisomeric P-Chiral Pyridylphosphines via an Unusual Exo−Endo Stereochemically Controlled Asymmetric Diels−Alder Reaction between 2-Vinylpyridine and Coordinated 3,4-Dimethyl-1-phenylphosphole