Optically active lithium 1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethanediolate: An efficient chiral auxilliary in the enantioselective hydrosilylation of ketones

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)80502-9

In the asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketones employing lithium (1S,2S)-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethanediolate as chiral ligand of trimethoxysilane, alkylarylcarbinols were obtained with yield up to 95% and e.e. ranging from 12 to 82%.