Chiral Phosphine Ligands Derived fro m Sugars .14 . Crystal Structure of Diphenyl( m ethyl4’,6’-O-benzylidene-3’-deoxy-α- D-altropyranoside-3-)phosphine Oxide

The crystal structure of the title compound, C 26 H 27 O 6P, has been determined by single crystal X ray diffraction analysis. The crystal is orthorhombic with space group P2 12 12 1, a=6.154(4), b=17.199(8), c=22.180(3) , V=2347.6 3, D c=1.32 g/cm 3, F(000)=984, μ=1.5 cm -1 , Z =4, and final R =0.075 and R w =0.080 for 1417 reflections (I≥3σ(I)) . The X ray diffraction analysis revealed that the structure of the title compound s similar to that of its parent phosphine and the pyranose and 4, 6 O benzylidene rings remain distorted chair conformations.