Catalyst precursor for asymmetric hydrogenation: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 37, 2897 (1998). With catalytic amounts of dppp (1,3-Bis(diphenyl-phosphino)-propane) and Cs2CO3, a transfer hydrogenation system with 2-propanol as the H source can reduce both olefinic double bonds and carbonyl groups; for ɑ?-unsaturated ketones, selective reduction to saturated ketones can be achieved: J. Org. Chem., 66, 4710 (2001). In the presence of a phosphite, catalyzes displacements by carbon nucleophiles at the more substituted position in allylic systems: Angew Chem. Int. Ed., 36, 263 (1997); J. Am. Chem. Soc., 120, 8647 (1998). Catalyst for Miyaura and Hartwig's direct boronylation of arenes with Bis(pinacolato)-diboron: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 390 (2002). Effective catalyst for the reaction of alcohols with vinyl acetate to give vinyl ethers: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 1590 (2002).
