Yz. Jiang et al., ASYMMETRIC-SYNTHESIS .21. ENANTIOSELECTIVE REDUCTION OF KETONES CATALYZED BY NEW (4S,5R)-4,5-DIPHENYL-1,3,2-OXAZABOROLIDINE, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 5(7), 1994, pp. 1211-1214
Oxazaborolidine prepared from (1R,2S)-1,2-diphenyl-2-aminoethanol with
borane was used as catalyst in the enantioselective reduction of keto
nes:Excellent enantioselectivities with e.e. > 99% For acetophenone an
d e. e.> 96% for omega-bromo acetophenone have been achieved.