Catalytic asymmetric prop-2-ynylation involving the use of the bifunctional synergetic reagent Et₂BSPrⁱ

Abstract

Efficient catalytic asymmetric prop-2-ynylation of achiral aldehydes with allenyltributylstannane promoted by a BINOL–Ti^IV complex (10 mol%) is achieved with high enantioselectivity by the use of Et₂BSPrⁱ.

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