Abstract: The invention relates to compounds having a structural element of formula (I) in an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, wherein: M represents —Li, —MgX3, (C1-C18-Alkyl)3Sn—, —ZnX3 or —B(O—C1-C4-Alkyl)2; X1 and X2, independent of one another, represent O or N, and C-bound hydrocarbon radicals or heterohydrocarbon radicals are bound to the free bonds of the O and N atoms; group —C?C—, together with C atoms, forms a hydrocarbon aromatic compound and represents X3 Cl, Br or I. The inventive compounds are easily obtained by directly substituting the hydrogen in the ortho position to the P atom with metalation reagents. The metal atoms can then be substituted by a reactive electrophilic compound. The group —P(X1—)(X2—) - - - -(BH3)0,1 can then be converted into a secondary phosphine group. The inventive method enables the production of monophosphines and diphosphines even on a large scale, which are valuable ligands for metal complexes serving as catalysts for, e.g. enantioselective hydrogenations.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds having a structural element of formula (I) in an aromatic hydrocarbon ring, wherein: M represents —Li, —MgX3, (C1-C18-Alkyl)3Sn—, —ZnX3 or —B(O—C1C4-Alkyl)2; X1 and X2, independent of one another, represent O or N, and C-bound hydrocarbon radicals or heterohydrocarbon radicals are bound to the free bonds of the O and N atoms; group —C?C—, together with C atoms, forms a hydrocarbon aromatic compound and represents X3 Cl, Br or I. The inventive compounds are easily obtained by directly substituting the hydrogen in the ortho position to the P atom with metalation reagents. The metal atoms can then be substituted by a reactive electrophilic compound. The group —P(X1—)(X2—) - - - (BH3)0,1 can then be converted into a secondary phosphine group. The inventive method enables the production of monophosphines and diphosphines even on a large scale, which are valuable ligands for metal complexes serving as catalysts for, e.g. enantioselective hydrogenations.