Chiral Ligands Containing Heteroatoms. 11. Optically Active 2-Hydroxymethyl Piperazines as Catalyst in the Enantioselective Addition of Diethylzinc to Benzaldehyde

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)80107-X

Starting from enantiomerically pure serine, a series of (2R,5S) and (2S,5S)-2-hydroxymethyl-5-alkyl piperazines 1-5 were prepared in good yields without any racemization.The use of these compounds as chiral catalysts for the enantioselective addition of d