Abstract

Phosphorus- and nitrogen-containing ligands are among the most important and widely used ligands for transition-metal homogeneous catalysis (asymmetric or not). The present review combines information on the recent advances for the syntheses of these heterodentate ligands, their coordination chemistry with transition-metals, and their applications to homogeneous catalysis.

Keywords: P,N-ligands, hybrid ligands, hemilabile ligands, transition-metal homogeneous catalysis, chiral ligands, asymmetric catalysis