Y. Tamai et al., ASYMMETRIC [2-CYCLOADDITION OF KETENE WITH ALDEHYDES CATALYZED BY CHIRAL BISSULFONAMIDE TRIALKYLALUMINUM COMPLEXES(2]), Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (19), 1994, pp. 2281-2282
Asymmetric [2 + 2] cycloaddition of ketene with the aldehydes 1a-g, ca
talysed by 10 mol% of C-2-symmetric bissulfonamide 2a-c-R(3)AI complex
es afforded optically active 4-substituted oxetan-2-ones 3a-g in up to
74% enantiomeric excess.