Enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes catalyzed by aziridine carbinols

• DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2015.06.007
• Publication Date: 2015-07-20T16:52:57Z
• Authors: Xiaojuan Wang; Wenxian Zhao; Gaowei Li; Guanjun Liu; Jin Wang; Mincan Wang; Lantao Liu
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

AbstractThe enantiopure aziridine carbinol ligands are easily prepared in five steps from commercially available starting materials and successfully used as catalyst in the synthesis of chiral secondary alcohols.