Synthesis of Chiral C(2)-Symmetric Bisferrocenyldiamines. X-ray Crystal Structure of Ru(2)Cl(2).2CHCl(3) (2 = N1,N2-Bis{(R)-1-[(S)-2-(diphenylphosphino)]ferrocenylethyl}- N1,N2-dimethyl-1,2-ethanediamine).

A new class of chiral C(2)-symmetrical bisferrocenyl diamines, N1,N2-bis[(R)-1-ferrocenylethyl]-N1,N2-dimethyl-1,2-ethanediamine (1) and N1,N2-bis{(R)-1-[(S)-2-(diphenylphosphino)]ferrocenylethyl}-N1,N2-dimethyl-1,2-ethanediamine (2), were prepared from the chiral template (R)-N,N-(dimethylamino)-1-ferrocenylethylamine ((R)-FA). Compound 1 was prepared from the reaction of (R)-FA with MeI followed by nucleophilic substitution with N,N'-dimethylethylenediamine, while 2 was formed from 1 via ortho lithiation followed by electrophilic substitution with chlorodiphenylphosphine. Compound 2 reacts with Ru(DMSO)(4)Cl(2) to give trans-Ru(2)Cl(2) (3) in which the ligand is tetradentate.