T. Korenaga et al., Dynamic chirality control of (Xyl-)BIPHEP ligands leading to their diastereomerically pure Ru complexes with a chiral N-substituted DPEN, ADV SYNTH C, 343(3), 2001, pp. 284-288
The metal complex of the chirally flexible biphenylphosphine (BIPHEP) exist
s as an equilibrium between the enantiomeric pairs due to the flexibility o
f BIPHEP. The dynamic chirality control of the BIPHEP ligands in enantiomer
ically pure forms to give diastereomerically pure metal complexes with resp
ect to their Ru(II) complexes by their molecular design with the introducti
on of a substituent in the chiral diamines rather than in the biphenylphosp
hine is described.