Highly diastereoselective synthesis of β-hydroxy carbonyl compounds using π-allyltricarbonyliron lactone complexes: a formal 1,7-asymmetric induction of chirality in a Mukaiyama aldol reaction

Abstract

The reaction of π-allyltricarbonyliron lactone complex 2 with a variety of achiral aldehydes affords the corresponding aldol products in good yields and with good to excellent levels of stereocontrol.

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