The mild preparation of (E)-allylic acetals derived from N,N,N',N'-tet
ramethyltartaramide is described. The desired chiral acetals are obtai
ned by transacetalization of the corresponding acyclic acetals with a
catalytic amount of pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate in DMF at room tempe
rature. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd