Syntheses of new chiral 1,2-diamines and δ-amino-alcohols and their application in catalytic enantioselective C-C bond formations at an elevated temperature of up to 110°C

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0957-4166(96)00289-3

The syntheses of new chiral 1,2-diamines 6a-e and chiral δ-amino-alcohols (-)-10a-e, (+)-10d-e and their use as ligands in catalytic asymmetric additions of diethylzinc to benzaldehyde are described. The diamines were found to be efficient catalysts which