“…9,10 The sixmembered carboxylate rings of ethylenediamine-N,N′-diacetato-N,N′-dipropionato ion ([eddadp] 4− ) serve better for the formation of less-strained G rings favoring the trans(O 5 ) isomer of [M(eddadp)] n− complexes when M = Co III , 23,24 Cr III , 25,26 and Rh III or Ni II . 11,27,28 It is worth noting that, for Co III and Rh III , the less stable trans(O 5 O 6 ) isomer is also found and characterized. The optically active S,S-edds ligand (S,S-ethylenediamine-N,N′disuccinate ion) produces only the trans(O 5 ) isomer but does so stereospecifically with the Λ configuration.…”