ChemInform Abstract: Asymmetric Allylation with Chiral Formamide Catalysts.

Abstract

1999 stereochemistry stereochemistry (general, optical resolution) O 0030 -034Asymmetric Allylation with Chiral Formamide Catalysts. -Chiral formamide (BMF) mediates the enantioselective addition of silanes (II) and (XI) to aliphatic aldehydes in the presence of HMPA to provide the corresponding homoallylic alcohols in up to 98% enantiomeric excess. -(ISEKI,