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We introduce here a strategy that enables effective addition of lithium eno
lates of acetates to aldimines. The new method depends strongly on the use
of ortho-alkoxy (or ortho-fluoro) aniline-derived aldimines which found to
have a potential effect on the enolate addition. This scope was expanded to
the asymmetric process using the chiral acetate, which has optically pure
2,6-bis(2-isopropylphenyl)-3,5-dimethylphenol as a chiral auxiliary with ax
ial chirality. A Lewis acid additive is likely to have a complementary role
in the pronounced activation of imine functionalities in the Mannich-type
addition of the bulky chiral acetate. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All ri
ghts reserved.