2,2′-Bis(bromomethyl)-1,1′-biphenyl was used in the preparation of mononuclear rhodium(III) complex with a nine-membered S, S-chelate ring.It was also used in the preparation of 1,1′-binaphthyl-substituted α-aminoisobutyric acid, a new chiral atropoisomeric α,α-disubstituted glycine.
