Catalytic Concepts for the Enantioselective Synthesis of -Amino and -Hydroxy Phosphonates

Innovative and highly efficient catalytic methods for the enantioselective preparation of biologically active α-amino phosphonates and α-hydroxy phosphonates have recently been developed. These asymmetric catalytic reactions are based on different concepts, namely hydrogenation, reduction, dihydroxylation, aminohydroxylation, and hydrophosphonylation processes.