Abstract
Optically active oxiranes, β-hydroxy nitrile, β-Hiydroxy N-nitrosoamine, and thiirane were obtained (up to 72% optical purity) by the enantioface-differentiating addition of lithium derivatives of methyl phenyl sulfide, acetonitrile, N-nitrosodimethylamine, and 2-methylthiothiazoline to aldehydes using (2S,2′S)-2-hydroxymethyl-1-[(1-alkyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)methyl]pyrrolidines (1a–f) as chiral ligands. Optical purity of the products depended greatly on the reaction medium (dimethoxymethane or dimethyl ether gave the best results) and the structure of pyrrolidine moieties of 1a–f.)

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