The origin of the stereoselectivity in the aldol reactions of β-boronate carbonyl derivatives

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)80518-4

β-Boronate carbonyl derivatives can be readily deprotonated using LDA and reaction of the resulting enolates with aldehydes gives the corresponding aldol products, with high syn-selectivity for Z-enolates with both benzaldehyde and pivaldehyde. Moderate t