ENANTIOSELECTIVE ADDITION OF DIETHYLZINC TO ARYLALDEHYDES CATALYZED BY CHIRAL COBALT(II) AND PALLADIUM(II) COMPLEXES

Abstract

Abstract The reaction of diethylzinc with arylaldehydes catalyzed by Co(α-cqdH)2 and Pd(α-cqdH)2 in toluene at room temperature gave optically active alcohols almost quantitatively in 40–60% ee.