Catalytic asymmetric allylation of aldehydes via a chiral indium(III) complex.
A chiral indium complex has been discovered to effect high enantioselectivities in the addition of allyltributyl stannanes to aldehydes. The allylation of a variety of aromatic, alpha,beta-unsaturated and aliphatic aldehydes resulted in good yields and high enantioselectivities (90-96% ee).
Teo
Yong-Chua
YC
Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore.
Tan
Kui-Thong
KT
Loh
Teck-Peng
TP