ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF A NOVEL TYPE OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE OCTAHEDRAL COMPLEXES, trans-. THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF AXIAL LIGATION FOR Co-C ?-BOND FORMATION IN THE REACTION OF A Co(I) COMPLEX WITH OLEFINS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1985.407

C(+)₅₇₈- and A(-)₅₇₈-(XCH2CH2)(PPD)2(pyridine)Co have been synthesized by the enantioselective alkylation of I(PPD)2>^- with H2C=CHX in the presence of chiral amines, demonstrating the essential role of axial ligation for Co-C ?-bond formation.