Stereoselective synthesis of linear bipyridyl–phenylene based ruthenium rods from enantiopure building blocks

Extended stereochemically pure C2-symmetric diruthenium rods, Λ,Λ-1, Δ,Δ-1, Λ,Λ-2 and Δ,Δ-2, have been synthesized from enantiomerically pure building blocks.