Abstract: The invention relates to the preparation and use as catalysts of diphosphines of the formula (I)
in which
R is C6-C14-aryl or C4-C13-heteroaryl containing 1 to 3 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur, wherein the aryl and heteroaryl radicals may optionally be substituted by halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, and/or trimethylsilyl, and
R1 to R4, independently of one another, are each hydrogen, C1-C10-alkyl, C1-C10-alkoxy, F, Cl, or Br.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 15, 2002
Date of Patent:
May 20, 2003
Assignee:
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Birgit Driessen-Hölscher, Joachim Kralik, Inga Ritzkopf, Christian Steffens, Guido Giffels, Claus Dreisbach, Thomas Prinz, Walter Lange