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Sulfur-containing β-amino alcohols as catalysts in enantioselective synthesis
Trentmann, Wilhelm,Mehler, Thomas,Martens, Juergen
, p. 2033 - 2043 (2007/10/03)
Oxazaborolidine catalysts generated in situ from cyclic or acyclic sulfur containing (R)-cysteine, (S)-penicillamine and (S)-methionine derivates and BH3 have been applied successfully to the enantiocontrolled, catalytic reduction of aromatic ketones. The corresponding sec alcohols could be obtained in excellent enantiomeric excess, up to 100% ee. Using these chiral auxiliaries in the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes afforded optically active sec alcohols in enantiomeric excess up to 93% ee.
