This chiral phosphine-sulfinamide compound serves as a specialized ligand in asymmetric catalysis. It is directly employed in enantioselective transition metal-catalyzed reactions, such as iridium-catalyzed hydrogenation of imines to chiral amines and other stereoselective transformations. These applications are essential in the pharmaceutical industry for synthesizing single-enantiomer compounds, including chiral amines and alcohols. The compound's inherent stereochemistry provides high enantioselectivity in hydrogenation and cross-coupling reactions, making it invaluable in research and process chemistry for building complex organic molecules with precise stereocenters.