title: Triple C-H activation of 1,5-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)-2-(S)-dimethylaminopentane on ruthenium gives a chiral carbene complex.
abstract: This communication reports the preparation of a novel trans-chelating diphosphine, 1,5-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)-2-(S)-dimethylaminopentane, that undergoes triple C-H activation in reaction with [RuCl2(p-cymene)]2 to give a chiral square-pyramidal 16-electron carbene complex of ruthenium.
authors.affiliation: Wilfrid Laurier University, Department of Chemistry, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5, Canada.
authors.forename: Vladimir F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Kuznetsov
authors.forename: Alan J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Lough
authors.forename: Dmitry G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Gusev