Two trianionic amine triphenolate ligands are introduced and their isopropo
xide Ti(IV) complexes synthesized. The two complexes are mononuclear and C-
3-symmetrical on the NMR timescale. High barriers to inversion (DeltaG doub
le dagger > 65 KJ mol(-1)) between the enantiomers of each complex were fou
nd. The complex derived from the bulkier tripodal ligand shows a better res
istance to hydrolysis. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.