N. Feiken et al., MEO-BIPHEP AS AN 8-ELECTRON DONOR TO RUTHENIUM(II) - CHIRAL DIALKYL COMPLEXES WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED BINDING MODE, Organometallics, 16(17), 1997, pp. 3735-3736
The chiral bis(3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphino MeO-Biphep complex Ru
(OAc)(2)(1a), with two complexed P donors, reacts with MeLi to give Ru
(Me)(2)(1a), in which only one P atom is coordinated together with an
arene eta(6)-C6H3 moiety derived from one of the biaryl rings. This is
an unprecedented binding mode for this type of chiral complex.