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Synlett 1992; 1992(5): 427-428
DOI: 10.1055/s-1992-21369
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Enantioselective Addition of Diethylzinc to Aldehydes Catalyzed by α-Amino Acid Amides

Atsunori Mori* , Donghai Yu, Shohei Inoue
  • *Department of Synthetic Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan
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08 March 2002 (online)

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Enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes in the presence of N-(3-phenylsalicylidene)phenylalanine-1-piperidine amide (3) gives the corresponding α-ethyl secondary alcohols in good yield with enantioselectivities up to 93%.

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