Asymmetric Synthesis of Functionalized Diarylmethanols Catalyzed by a New γ-Amino Thiol

Ping‐Yu Wu, Hsyueh‐Liang Wu, Biing‐Jiun Uang

The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2005 · 70 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

[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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