Titanium-mediated chelation-controlled aldol type reactions of acetate
thioimide enolates with representative aldehydes proceed with high ct
-facial differentiation. An investigation of the influence of the natu
re of the imide enolate ligands and the Lewis acids in the non-chelati
on-controlled aldol bond construction process of acetate imide enolate
s reveals that alternation of either the boryl geometry or imide enola
te ligand leads to pi-facial selectivity switch.