Generation of chiral bis(cyclopentadienyl)neodymium Schiff base complex bearing internal C-C bond formation and hydrogen transfer

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(97)00463-4

NdCl₃ reacts with excess CpNa (Cp=Cyclopentadienyl) in THF, followed by sequent treatment with (S)-(+)-N-(1-phenylethyl)salicylideneamine led to the formation of title compound, (equation presented) The X-ray structure determination shows that