Catalytic enantioselective aryl transfer: asymmetric addition of diphenylzinc to aldehydes
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 01/01/1900 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/A903884A
Abstract
The asymmetric addition of diphenylzinc to aldehydes in the presence of catalytic amounts of a planar chiral ferrocene-based hydroxy oxazoline affords products with enantiomeric excesses of up to 96%.