The ligand 1 was prepared by acylation of tert-leucinol with 2,2-dimethylpropane-l,3-dioyl dichloride followed by cyclization with triphenylphosphanexarbon tetrachloride-triethylamine, according to the procedure of Vorbriiggen (H. Vorhriiggen, K. Krolikiewicz, Tefruhedron Letf. 1981,22, 4471 -4474), which proceeds in 2 6 0 % overall yield. 181 R. G. Salomon, J. K. Kochi, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1973, 95, 3300-3310.Crystal data: trigonal, P3(1)21, u = 11.632(2) A, c = 15.554(7) A, a = 90.0", ! 3 = 90.0", y = 120.0", T = 193 K, 2 = 3. The heavy atoms were refined anisotropically, and the hydrogen atoms were placed in calculated positions and refined anisotropically. The final residuals for 136 variables refined against 1228 data for which F, ' > 3uF: were R = 6.3%, final R, =7.2%. Further details of the crystal structure can be obtained from the Director of the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, University Chemical Laboratory. Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1 EW (England) on quoting the full journal citation.