The bridging of
C2-symmetric8,10-dimethyltricyclo[5.2.2.0
2,6]-2,5-undecadiene(DMeBCOCpH) by silicon, methylene, and ethylene was investigated. Thedimethylsilyl-bridgedbis(BCOCp) ligand was accessible but could not be converted to itstitanium, zirconium, orniobium chloride complexes.8,10-Dimethyl-4-(1-methylethylidene)tricyclo[5.2.2.0
2,6]-2,5-undecadiene (DMeBCOCp-dimethylfulvene) was formed, but did not reactwith cyclopentadienyl anions. A regioisomeric mixture of1,2-bis[(
1R,7R,8R,10R)-8,10-dimethyltricyclo[5.2.2.0
2,6]-2,5-undecadienyl]ethane[en(DMeBCOCpH)] ligands could be formed andmetalatedto form(+)-[ethylene-1,2-bis[
5-(
1R,7R,8R,10R)-8,10-dimethyltricyclo[5.2.2.0
2,6]-2,5-undecadien-4-yl]]titanium dichloride[(+)-
,
-en(DMeBCOCp)
2TiCl
2,(+)-
11] along with its
,
- and
,
-bridged regioisomeric titanocene dichlorides.(+)-
11 is unique in that it is a chiralethylene-bridged
ansa-metallocene which contains onlyhomotopic cyclopentadienyl faces.(+)-
11 was characterized by X-ray crystallography andwas applied as a catalyst for theenantioselective isomerization of alkenes. (+)-
11 wasless active and less enantioselectivethan a known chiral
ansa-bis(indenyl)titanium catalystfor the enantioselective alkeneisomerization.