title: Role of the isopropyl group in asymmetric autocatalytic zinc alkylations.
abstract: The amplifying asymmetric autocatalysis discovered by Soai and co-workers is dependent on the unique steric properties of the isopropyl group.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Technische und Makromolekulare Chemie (ITMC), RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany. jKlankermayer@itmc.rwth-aachen.de
authors.forename: Jürgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klankermayer
authors.forename: Ilya D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Gridnev
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brown