Chiral catalysts and processes for preparing the same

A composition of matter having the formula:

• ##STR53## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.50 ;
• substituted and unsubstituted phenyl, naphthyl, and anthracyl, and a cyclic ring encompassing both R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 and containing a total of 3 to 50 atoms selected from the group consisting of carbon atoms, oxygen atoms, nitrogen atoms, sulfur atoms, and mixtures thereof, with the proviso that the substituents on the alkyl, phenyl, naphthyl, anthracyl, and cyclic rings can be nitro, halogen, alkoxy, carboxylate, amino, amide, silyl, and siloxyl;
• R.sub.3 -R.sub.11 are independently selected from the group consisting of substituted or unsubstituted alkyl and aryl;
• nitro;
• halogen;
• hydrogen;
• alkoxy;
• carboxylate;
• amino;
• amide;
• silyl;
• and siloxyl;
• R.sub.4 and R.sub.5, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, and R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 may also (in addition to the above) form a cyclic ring containing a total of 2 to 6 atoms selected from the group consisting of carbon atoms, oxygen atoms, nitrogen atoms, sulfur atoms, and mixtures thereof and said ring can be substituted or unsubstituted;
• R.sub.9 and R.sub.10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen;
• alkyl C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 ;
• substituted and unsubstituted phenyl, naphthyl, and anthracyl;
• and a cyclic ring encompassing both R.sub.9 and R.sub.10 and containing a total of 2 to 6 atoms selected from the group consisting of carbon atoms, oxygen atoms, nitrogen atoms, sulfur atoms, and mixtures thereof;
• M is a transition metal ion;
• A is an anion;
• n is either 0, 1, or 2;
• and (C.sub.1), (C.sub.n), and (C.sub.2) are independently or jointly part of an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group.