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One pot synthesis of enantioenriched homoallylamines from nitriles is descr
ibed. Chirally modified allylboron reagents reacted with N-borylimines deri
ved from partial reduction of nitriles with LiEt3BH to afford enantioenrich
ed homoallylamines in up to 90% ee.