Optically active arsines applications

Relatively few applications of optically active tertiary arsines to asymmetric synthesis have been reported by comparison with the extensive work with phosphines . Authoritative accounts of the synthesis and stereochemistry of compounds of Group V elements are available other reviews cover the subject up until 1979 . For general treatments of organoarsenic chemistry up until 1976, including optically active compounds, two important works are available . Of related interest is an article on stereochemical aspects of phosphorus chemistry and another published in this series on optically active phosphines preparation, uses and chiroptical properties . On matters concerning the intricacies of resolutions work, the reader should consult Reference 21, especially Chapter 7, which is entitled Experimental Aspects and Art of Resolutions. 

Despite the uncertain beginning, a variety of optically active tertiary arsines is now available for application in inorganic and organic synthesis. Tertiary arsines are powerful ligands for metals in a range of oxidation states, a feature that makes them particularly suitable for the design of complexes for stereochemical investigations and for use in... 

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