Unique Stereocontrol in Europium (III)-Catalyzed Cyanosilylation of chiral α-Alkoxy and α-Amino Aldehydes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1992.1169

The Eu(III)-catalyzed cyanosilylations of chiral α-alkoxy and α-amino aldehydes are shown to exhibit syn diastereofacial selection, the degree increasing with an increase in steric bulk of the alkyl chain in the aldehydes.The mechanism of this catalytic p