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Planar Chiral Arylaldehydeimine Tricarbonylchromium Complexes in the Asymmetric Baylis - Hillman Coupling Reaction

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1994

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Abstract

The DABCO-catalyzed coupling reaction of methyl acrylate and acrylonitrile with enantiomerically pure planar chiral o-substituted (benzaldehyde tosylimine) Cr(CO)3 complexes after metal removal provides chiral amines in high yields and enantiomeric excess.