Enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes using γ-aminoalcohols derived from α-D-xylose as new chiral catalysts

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)73127-3

The enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes using 1,2-isopropylidene-5-deoxy-5-dialkylamino-α-D-xylofuranoses derived from α-D-xylose as new catalysts provided the corresponding alcohols with 75-96% ee.