C2-symmetric bis(oxazolinato) complexes of yttrium and lanthanum
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Abstract
Chiral 2,2′-methylene-bis[(4S)-4-tert-butyl-2-oxazoline] reacts with Ln[N(SiHMe2)2]3(thf
)2 (Ln = Y, La) via an extended silylamide route to yield the first mono- and bis-(bisoxazolinato) complexes, potentially relevant to enantioselective catalysis.