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DOI: 10.1055/s-1998-1997
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6-Pyridylnicotine and Bis-6,6′-nicotine - New Chiral 2,2′-Bipyridines

Boris Schmidt* , Vera Neitemeier
  • *Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität Hannover, Schneiderberg 1 b, D-30167 Hannover, Germany; Fax + 49(5 11)7 62 30 11; E-mail: boris.schmidt@mbox.oci.uni-hannover.de
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

Starting from (-)-nicotine, two new 2,2′-bipyridine ligands 6 and 7 with chiral pyrrolidine side chains have been synthesized. The stoichiometric complexation by palladium(II) or mercury(II) ions gives the bipyridyl complexes 8 and 9.