Two chiral ferrocenylimine alcohols have been prepared, [Fe(η5-(C5H5){η5-C5H4CH=NCH(CH2OH)(CH2R)}] (R = Ph, 5a; R = Pri, 5b). Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the molecular structure of compound 5b is enantiomerically pure.
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