Diastereoselective and enantioselective Mukaiyama aldol reactions of α-ketoesters using hydrogen bond catalysis

Vijaya Bhasker Gondi, Koji Hagihara, Viresh H. Rawal

Chemical Communications · 2010 · 46 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

Hydrogen bond catalyzed Mukaiyama aldol reactions of alpha-ketoesters proceed in high diastereo- and enantioselectivities, giving products possessing two chiral centers, of which one is a tertiary alcohol.

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