Predetermined Helical Chirality in Octahedral Complexes with a Novel Pentadentate C2‐Symmetrical Chiral Bis(oxazoline) Ligand

The first example of the pentadentate bis(oxazolines) has been synthesized using a modular approach that readily provides access to this ligand class. This ligand allows the controlled transfer of carbon‐centered to octahedral, metal‐centered chirality, as demonstrated both in the solid state as well as in solution. The characteristic CD band has been identified for dicationic, octahedral transition metal complexes with the Δ2‐configuration.