Chemical Communications Pub Date : 03/30/2012 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C2CC31230A
Abstract
The direct aldol reaction of an α-alkyl-α-oxo aldehyde was catalyzed by trifluoromethyl-substituted diarylprolinol 1 to afford a γ-oxo-β-hydroxy-α-substituted aldehyde in good yield with excellent anti-selectivity and excellent enantioselectivity.