Selfcondensation of 2-methylpropanal with homochiral BINOL catalysts as a model asymmetric aldol-Tishchenko reaction

Authors
Loog, O Maeorg, U
Citation
O. Loog et U. Maeorg, Selfcondensation of 2-methylpropanal with homochiral BINOL catalysts as a model asymmetric aldol-Tishchenko reaction, TETRAHEDR-A, 10(12), 1999, pp. 2411-2415
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY
ISSN journal
09574166 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
12
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2411 - 2415
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-4166(19990618)10:12<2411:SO2WHB>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Binaphtholate catalysts were used to investigate the stereochemistry of 2-m ethylpropanal selfcondensation, Several steps of this condensation were fou nd to be affected weakly or moderately by homochiral catalysts, but with op posite enantioselectivities. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. Al rights reser ved.