Mukaiyama aldol reactions of π-allyltricarbonyliron lactone and lactam complexes bearing trimethylsilyl enol ether side-chains. Not just formal, but genuine 1,7 induction of chirality

Abstract

A comparison of diastereoselectivities in the Mukaiyama aldol reactions of three types of trimethylsilyl enol ether substituted iron carbonyl complexes has provided evidence for the stereodirecting effect of remote substituents in π-allyltricarbonyliron lactone and lactam complexes.