ChemInform Abstract: Novel Use of Aryloxyaluminum Dichloride in the Chiral Diamine Mediated Asymmetric Addition Reaction of Grignard Reagents to Benzaldehyde.
ChemInform Abstract
The chiral diamines (I) and the aryloxyaluminum dichloride (IIb) are employed as coordinating agents in the asymmetric coupling of the Grignard reagents (III) with benzaldehyde (IV), yielding the alcohols (R)-(V).