Zhi-Yuan Pan, Chao Chen, Yong-Kang Chen, Yong-Hui Cui, Qiongqiong Zhu, Chuan-Zhi Yao, Hua-Jie Jiang, Jie Yu
A dynamic kinetic three-component Kabachnik-Fields reaction of the biaryl lactols, amines, and H-phosphine oxides is established by using anionic stereogenic-at-cobalt(III) complexes as catalysts, affording a variety of axially chiral α-aminophosphine oxides with good yields and stereoselectivities (26 examples, up to 88% yield, 96:4 e.r., and >20:1 d.r.).