Enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to α-branched aldehydes

Abstract
Reaction of diethylzinc with α-branched aldehydes in the presence of a catalytic amount of (1R,2S)-(–)-1-phenyl-2-piperidinopropane-1-thiol 1 provided the corresponding secondary alcohols in almost 100% enantiomeric excess.

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