Abstract
The novel chiral amino alcohols (R)- and (S)-1 are prepared from the corresponding enantiomer of ethanediol 2. Alkoxytitanium complexes of the imines 8 derived from 1 are suitable to catalyze the addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde in up to 92% e.e.

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