Jf. Costello et al., ORIGINS OF THE HIGH STEREOSELECTIVITY IN THE CONJUGATE ADDITION OF LITHIUM(ALPHA-METHYLBENZYL)BENZYLAMIDE TO T-BUTYL CINNAMATE, Tetrahedron : asymmetry, 5(10), 1994, pp. 1999-2008
A model for the stereoselective conjugate addition of lithium (alpha-m
ethylbenzyl) benzylamide, to t-butyl cinnamate has been devised, using
molecular modelling techniques.