STABILISATION OF HIGHLY SUBSTITUTED ALKENE COORDINATION BY CHELATION: PREPARATION AND CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF 2

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(85)87455-6

Reaction of α,β-unsaturated acids with Ph2PCl give the esters (R=H or Me), which react with 2 (L=C2H4 or cyclooctene) to give the structurally characterised 2; the related complex,