title: Synthesis of chiral tertiary trifluoromethyl alcohols by asymmetric nitroaldol reaction with a Cu(II)-bisoxazolidine catalyst.
abstract: A highly enantioselective and diastereoselective copper(II)-bisoxazolidine catalyzed nitroaldol reaction with aliphatic and aromatic trifluoromethyl ketones is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, USA.
authors.forename: Hanhui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wolf