Preparative Organic Chemistry
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ChemInform Abstract: Catalytic Asymmetric Protonation of Achiral Lithium Enolates Mediated by a Chiral Tetraamine Ligand with Water as a Proton Source.
First published: 09 June 2010
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ChemInform Abstract
The asymmetric protonation of achiral lithium enolates is achieved with high enantioselectivity by using a chiral tetramine ligand with an achiral additive and excess water as proton source. The optimized conditions are shown in the scheme.
