title: A new approach to enantiopure C3-symmetric molecules.
abstract: Chiral base chemistry has been used to create three chiral centres in one pot on a C3-symmetric substrate. The potential of this new approach to C3-symmetric molecules is exemplified by the creation of an enantiopure C3v-symmetric triol, triphosphane and tripyridine. A ruthenium complex of the last compound has been studied by X-ray crystallography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2 AY, UK.
authors.forename: M Paola
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Castaldi
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rudd
authors.forename: Andrew J P
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: White