Chiral phosphoric acid

Chiral phosphoric acids are esters of phosphoric acid that have chiral backbones. Well known examples include diesters derived from the BINOL motif. These compounds are used in asymmetric catalysis.[1] The conjugate bases are also used in generating chiral ion pairs.[2]

Structure of a chiral phosphoric acid derived from BINOL.

References
  1. "Chiral Phosphoric Acids" (PDF).
  2. Parmar, Dixit; Sugiono, Erli; Raja, Sadiya; Rueping, Magnus (2014). "Complete Field Guide to Asymmetric BINOL-Phosphate Derived Brønsted Acid and Metal Catalysis: History and Classification by Mode of Activation; Brønsted Acidity, Hydrogen Bonding, Ion Pairing, and Metal Phosphates". Chemical Reviews. 114 (18): 9047–9153. doi:10.1021/cr5001496. PMID 25203602.
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