title: On the spontaneous induction of chirality in the preparation of Werner's complex cis-[CoBr(NH3)(en)2]Br2.
abstract: The product obtained directly from the standard reaction to produce Werner's complex cis-[CoBr(NH3)(en)2]Br2 is shown, via structure determination from powder X-ray diffraction data, to be a racemic crystalline phase; implications of this observation in relation to previous reports that this reaction leads to significant enantiomeric excesses are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3AT, UK.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Meritxell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casadesus
authors.forename: Eugene Y
authors.initials: EY
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Coogan
authors.forename: Kenneth D M
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Harris