Homochiral C-3-symmetric triols and triamines: Straightforward syntheses, and applications as chiral ligands

Homochiral C-3-symmetric triols and triamines of varying steric demands hav e been made using an efficient one- or two-step procedure. The triols' use as ligands in organometallic complexes is explored briefly, as is the use o f the titanium complex of one triol for asymmetric induction.