Regioselectivity switch in chiral amine-catalysed asymmetric addition of aldehydes to reactive enals†
Taichi Kano,Hiroki Maruyama,Ryu Sakamoto,Keiji Maruoka
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 05/12/2015 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/C5CC02438B
Abstract

In this communication, we present a regioselectivity switch for the chiral amine-catalysed asymmetric addition of aldehydes to reactive enals to afford either aldol adducts or conjugate adducts in a stereoselective fashion. The unprecedented asymmetric aldol reaction of aldehydes with enals was realized by the use of a diarylprolinol catalyst, giving synthetically useful and important chiral allylic alcohols.

Graphical abstract: Regioselectivity switch in chiral amine-catalysed asymmetric addition of aldehydes to reactive enals