Asymmetric reduction of αβ-unsaturated ketones with lithium aluminium hydride partially decomposed by (–)-N-methylephedrine and N-ethylaniline
- 1 January 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
- No. 21,p. 1026-1027
- https://doi.org/10.1039/c39800001026
Abstract
The title asymmetric reaction is found to convert open chain enones into the corresponding optically active allylic alcohols in high optical (78–98% enantiomeric excess) and chemical (92–100%) yields.Keywords
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