“…For the present edta-type complexes, the major CD component rule for the absolute configuration results in inconsistent assignments of the absolute configurations, but are in agreement with the empirical rule that edta-type complexes take a L(LDL) configuration when the lowest frequency A(C 2 ) CD component derived from the E(D 4h ) state in the holohedralized tetragonal (D 4h ) field is positive. [165][166][167] In contrast to the high diastereospecificity found in the edta-type complexes with strained five-membered acetate rings, the edtp (ethylenediamine-N,N,N 0 ,N 0 -tetra-3-propionate) complexes with the less strained flexible six-membered propionate rings ( Figure 5.37a) displayed stereospecificity arising from the enantiomeric ethylenic gauche conformation of the propionate rings other than the diamine conformation. 168,169 The reaction of S-propylenediamine-N,N,N 0 ,N 0 -tetra-3-propionate (S-pdtp) and (1S,2S)-trans-cyclohexanediamine-N,N,N 0 ,N 0 -tetra-3-propionate (S,S-cdtp) ligands ( Figure 5.37b) with chromium(III) ion gave three isomers of [Cr(S-pdtp)] À and [Cr(S,S-cdtp)] À in comparable formation ratio.…”