Mechanistic insights from ab initio calculations on a nitrogen analogue of the boron-mediated aldol reaction

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00170-D

Molecular orbital calculations were used to study a nitrogen analogue of the boron mediated aldol reaction. Experimental results show that high selectivity can be obtained in some cases, at the cost of low yields. The molecular orbital calculations are us