Chiral discrimination in the isomerization of racemic 1-olefins by an optically active organoaluminium–nickel system
Abstract
Racemic 1-olefins are isomerized by the homogeneous (R)-NN-dimethyl-1-phenylethylamine–AlBui3–Ni(N-methylsalicylideneamine)2 catalytic system; both the unchanged 1-olefins and the (E)-2-olefins formed are optically active, indicating that the reaction is stereoselective.