Asymmetric hydrosilylation of ketones catalyzed by magnetically recoverable superparamagnetic CuFe2O4 nanoparticles supported on mesoporous silica KIT-6 proceeded in air with up to 97% ee.

A new set of reaction conditions has been established and allowed for the first non‐noble Cu(II)‐catalyzed asymmetric 1,4‐hydrosilylation of N‐aryl β‐enamino esters under air to afford a selection of N‐aryl β‐amino acid esters of moderate‐to‐good enantiopurities (ee up to 91%).

Non-precious metal copper-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-hydrosilylation of β-aryl or β-alkyl-substituted N-aryl β-enamino esters proceeded in air in high yields and excellent enantioselectivities (26 examples, 90–98% ee).