The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2005 · 70 citations · 15 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisGreen ChemistryOrganic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisRetrosynthetic AnalysisAsymmetric Heterocycle SynthesisAsymmetric SynthesisCatalytic FunctionalizationThiol ChemistryThiol FunctionalizationTransition-metal-catalyzed Functionalization
[reaction: see text] A mild asymmetric arylation of aromatic aldehydes catalyzed by gamma-amino thiol 5 gave the corresponding diarylmethanols with 95 to >99.5% ee.
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