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SUBMITTER: Denmark SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC397401 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20040405 15
Catalytic, enantioselective, directed cross-aldol reactions of aldehydes are described. The addition of isobutyraldehyde trichlorosilyl enolate 2 to various aldehydes in the presence of 10 mol % bisphosphoramide 4 provides aldol products in high yields with moderate to good enantioselectivities. The reaction works well with a wide range of aromatic, olefinic, and aliphatic aldehydes. Enantioselectivities are highly dependent on the electronic nature of the aldehyde substituent. Hammett studies r ...[more]