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Asymmetric aldol reactions of α-amino acid derivatives via memory of chirality were developed. Chiral oxazolidones with contiguous tetra- and trisubstituted chiral centers were obtained in 78–94% ee by the asymmetric aldol reaction followed by intramolecular acylation.