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C-2-symmetric bis(eta(5)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-indenyl)-zirconium dichl
oride (EBTHI)ZrCl2 (rac-1) reacts with the lithium amides of 2,6-dimet
hylaniline, aniline and 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluoroaniline to yield the corr
esponding bis(eta(5)-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-indenyl)-zirconium bis(monoa
rylamido) complexes (EBTHI)Zr(NHR)(2) (rac-3a-c). These new bisamides
represent potential chiral versions of the known Cp2Zr(NHR)(2) derivat
ives which are active hydroamination catalysts. (C) 1998 Elsevier Scie
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