J. Gorman, V. Lynch, B. Pagenkopf
Jul 14, 2003
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Abstract New chiral spiro[2.4]hepta-4,6-dienes were prepared and used in an efficient synthesis of cyclopentadienyl ruthenium complexes with pendant phosphine donors. Solid state structures reveal a conformation trend among three structurally homologous complexes that involves subtle twisting about the tether with increasing substitution at the alpha carbon. These results suggest architectural requirements for future ligand designs.