“…It was found to be somewhat dependent on the structure of the alcohol part of the ligands, but did not exceed 1.43:1, as observed for 1d ( Table 1). The low diastereomeric ratios contrast those of (5R,7R)-5,7-dimethyl-6,7-dihydro-5H-dibenz [c,e]azepine [17] and a phosphoramidite composed of 6,6Ј-binaphthol and 6,7-dihydro-5H-dibenz [c,e]azepine, [10] which exist as single diastereomers, but which have the stereogenic centers situated closer to the biphenyl part of the molecules. In order to allow assignment of the absolute configuration of the two diastereomers of menthol containing ligands 1b, the rigid analogues (R a )--3 and (R a )--3 were prepared from 8-chloro-8,9-dihydro-7H-dinaphtho[2,1-c;1Ј,2Ј-e]phosphepine (4) in 36 and 39 % yields, respectively, by a route analogous to that used for compounds 1b-e (Scheme 3).…”