title: Chiral induction in self-assembled helicates: CHIRAGEN type ligands with ferrocene bridging units.
abstract: The aim of this work was the preparation of enantiomerically pure bis(pinene-bipyridine) ligands containing the ferrocenyl moiety. Several such ligands (1-3) were synthesized and completely characterized. These molecules can be diastereoselectively deprotonated at the acidic methylene group of the pinene moiety using a strong and sterically hindered base such as LDA. Subsequent reaction of the formed anion with alkyl halides yield the family of C(2)-symmetric enantiopure compounds (1a-c). Copper(I), silver(I), or zinc(II) complexes with several ligands (C1-C8) were prepared and structurally characterized in the solid state and in solution. Self-assembled helical species are formed in several cases. It became evident that the chiral groups present in the ligand do not completely determined the helical configuration of the assemblages. Diastereoselectivity is thus not complete with this type of ligands, contrary to other, similar ligands studied before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Pérolles, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Quinodoz
authors.forename: Gaël
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Labat
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stoeckli-Evans
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Zelewsky