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Chirality. 2016 Jan;28(1):65-71. doi: 10.1002/chir.22543. Epub 2015 Oct 21.

Enantioselective Addition of Diethylzinc to Aldehydes Catalyzed by Chiral O,N,O-tridentate Phenol Ligands Derived From Camphor.

Chirality

Dong-Sheng Lee, Shu-Ming Chang, Chun-Ying Ho, Ta-Jung Lu

Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemistry, National Chung-Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

PMID: 26487505 DOI: 10.1002/chir.22543

Abstract

Chiral O,N,O-tridentate phenol ligands bearing a camphor backbone were found to be effective chiral catalysts for the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aromatic aldehydes, resulting in high enantioselectivities (80-95% ee) at room temperature.

© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keywords: asymmetric catalysis; enantioselective addition; tridentate chiral ligand

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