Asymmetric synthesis. Part 19. Asymmetric autocatalysis of (R)-1-phenylpropan-1-ol mediated by a catalytic amount of amine in the addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde
- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1
- No. 8,p. 885-886
- https://doi.org/10.1039/p19930000885
Abstract
(R)-1-Phenylpropan-1-ol has been shown to undergo enantioselective autocatalysis in up to ca. 100% chemical yield and up to 49.2% ee, with retention of configuration, through the addition of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde mediated by a catalytic amount (4–6 mol%) of various amines.Keywords
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