L. Colombo et al., CHIRAL 2-LITHIO-1,3-DIOXOLANES AND 2-LITHIOOXAZOLIDINES - NEW FORMYL ANION EQUIVALENTS, Tetrahedron letters, 35(13), 1994, pp. 2063-2066
The preparation of enantiomerically pure 2-lithio-1,3-dioxolanes and 2
-lithiooxazolidines and their use as formyl anion equivalents in addit
ion reactions to aldehydes are described.