Abstract
All selection should be this- eeasy: The direct asymmetric aldol reaction of commercial aqueous glyoxal is catalyzed by trifluoromethyl-substituted diarylprolinol 1 to afford a β-formyl-β-hydroxy-α-substituted aldehyde in good yield with excellent anti selectivity and excellent enantioselectivity.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2883-2885 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | ChemCatChem |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2013 Oct |
Keywords
- Aldol reaction
- Asymmetric synthesis
- Enantioselectivity
- Glyoxal
- Organocatalysis