A novel axially dissymmetric ligand with chiral 2,2,2-trifluoro-1- hydroxyethyl groups

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(99)01083-7

Novel axially dissymmetric ligands (1) with two more chiral carbons were synthesized through homo-coupling of o-bromo-(R or S)-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1- acetoxyethyl)benzene. A high asymmetric induction was accomplished using 5 mol% of the Ti complex of this li