10.1021/om030055k.s002 Ian Westmoreland Ian Westmoreland Ian J. Munslow Ian J. Munslow Paul N. O'Shaughness Paul N. O'Shaughness Peter Scott Peter Scott Chiral Titanium Bis(aminopyridinates) Based on a Biaryl Backbone American Chemical Society 2003 KH C 2 Ph Biaryl Backbone reactive coordination sphere biaryl backbone reaction chemistry cis structure H 2 L TiCl 3 SiMe 3 Cl L TiMe 2 L TiCl 2 nonchelate aminopyridinate ligands ligand system dimethyl compound 2003-06-12 00:00:00 Journal contribution https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Chiral_Titanium_Bis_aminopyridinates_Based_on_a_Biaryl_Backbone/3775329 The new chiral biaryl-bridged aminopyridine proligand H<sub>2</sub><b>L</b> is synthesized readily via palladium-catalyzed amination. This ligand system provides a very robust environment for reaction chemistry in comparison to known nonchelate aminopyridinate ligands. Reaction with Ti(NMe<sub>2</sub>)<sub>4</sub> gives the <i>C</i><sub>2</sub>-symmetric amide [<b>L</b>Ti(NMe<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] (91% isolated), which on reaction with SiMe<sub>3</sub>Cl gives the chloride [<b>L</b>TiCl<sub>2</sub>] (95%). Metalation of H<sub>2</sub><b>L</b> with KH followed by reaction with TiCl<sub>3</sub> and oxidation also gives [<b>L</b>TiCl<sub>2</sub>] (87%). This latter complex has been crystallographically characterized and has the expected cis structure, in which the chirality arising in the biaryl backbone is very well expressed in the reactive coordination sphere of the metal. Reaction of [<b>L</b>TiCl<sub>2</sub>] with MeMgBr gives the dimethyl compound [<b>L</b>TiMe<sub>2</sub>] (72%). The dibenzyl complex [<b>L</b>Ti(CH<sub>2</sub>Ph)<sub>2</sub>] is prepared directly from the reaction of H<sub>2</sub><b>L</b> with [Ti(CH<sub>2</sub>Ph)<sub>4</sub>] (90%).