The first examples of optically active arene–ruthenium complexes (+)-(1) and (–)-(1), prepared by the stepwise reaction of benzene(dichloro)ruthenium dimer with dimethylmercury and (R)-(+)-Ph2-PNHCH(Me)Ph and separated by chromatography, have stable configurations even in solution at 60 °C.
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Brunner et al. (1977) studied this question.