A cationic oxazaborolidinium-catalyzed asymmetric Mukaiyama aldol reaction of (1-methoxy-2-methyl-propenyloxy)-trimethylsilane with various aldehydes including α,β-disubstituted acroleins has been developed in high yields and enantioselectivities. The synthetic utility of this methodology was demonstrated in the first short synthesis of naturally occurring inthomycin C in high enantiopurity.

Chiral oxazaborolidinium ion-catalyzed Csp(2)-H functionalization of enones using diazoacetate has been developed. Various β-substituted cyclic enones were synthesized in high yield (up to 99%) with high to excellent enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee). The synthetic utility of this reaction was demonstrated by the formal synthesis of (+)-epijuvabione.