Chiral pyrrolidine derivatives as catalysts in the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes

Xiaowu Yang, Jianheng Shen, Chaoshan Da, Rui Wang, Michael C.K. Choi, Liwei Yang, Kwok Yin Wong

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Abstract

A series of pyrrolidine derivatives with β-amino alcohol moieties prepared from (S)-proline were found to catalyze the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes to yield optically active secondary alcohols with high enantioselectivities. A mechanism accounting for the configurational change with the bulkiness of chiral ligands is proposed.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)133-138
Number of pages6
JournalTetrahedron Asymmetry
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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