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A direct catalytic asymmetric aldol reaction of an aldehyde and an unm
odified ketone promoted by an asymmetric barium complex has been achie
ved. The possible structure of the barium catalyst, BaB-M, which posse
sses the function of a Lewis acid and a Bronsted base, was characteriz
ed by LDI-TOFMS, C-13-NMR spectroscopy and extensive studies of reacti
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