Alkylmetal Asymmetric Reduction. 20.1 A Reinvestigation on the Stereochemistry of Ketone Reductions by Optically Active Alkylmetal Compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00271a026

New chiral organometallic reagents, derived from (-)-menthol, tris<<(1S,2S,5R)-2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohex-1-yl>methyl>aluminum, and from (+)-camphor, <<(1R,3R)-2,2-dimethylbicyclo<2.2.1>hept-3-yl>methyl>beryllium chloride and bis<<(1R,3R)-2,2-dimethylbi