The preparation of a new class of azetidine-based auxiliaries and thei
r selectivity in the BBr3 catalyzed Diets-Alder reaction is described.
The results are compared with a similar proline-derived ligand and a
known prolinol auxiliary. Results show that selectivities are highly d
ependent on the dienophile and the substituent of the chiral auxiliary
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