title: Diastereoselective Ce(OiPr)(3)-Catalyzed Pinacol Couplings of Aldehydes.
abstract: Aliphatic aldehydes as well as aromatic aldehydes can be converted by means of cerium-catalyzed pinacol coupling [Eq. (1)]. The coupling reaction products can be isolated with good to very good diastereoselectivities in favor of rac isomers (rac:meso>88:12). R=alkyl, aryl.
authors.affiliation: Fakultät für Chemie Universität Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10 78464 Konstanz (Germany).
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Groth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jeske