A convenient, one-step synthesis of optically active tertiary aminonaphthol and its applications in the highly enantioselective alkenylations of aldehydes.
Optically active tertiary aminonaphthol 1 was obtained by a new, convenient procedure and was found to catalyze the enantioselective alkenylation of various aldehydes with high ee values, which provides a practical method for the synthesis of chiral (E)- allyl alcohols.
Ji
Jian-Xin
JX
Open Laboratory of Chirotechnology of the Institute of Molecular Technology for Drug Discovery and Synthesis and Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Qiu
Li-Qin
LQ
Yip
Chiu Wing
CW
Chan
Albert S C
AS