ENANTIOFACE-DIFFERENTIATING (ASYMMETRIC) ADDITION OF ALKYLLITHIUM TO ALDEHYDES BY USING (2S, 2′S)-2-HYDROXYMETHYL-1-[(1-METHYLPYRROLIDIN-2-YL)METHYL] PYRROLIDINE AS CHIRAL LIGAND

Abstract
Optically active alcohols are produced in good optical yields by treating aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes with alkyllithium by using (2S, 2′S)-2-hydroxymethyl-1-[(1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl]pyrrolidine as chiral ligand.