MIB: an advantageous alternative to DAIB for the addition of organozinc reagents to aldehydes

Abstract

3-exo-Morpholinoisoborneol (MIB) catalyzes the addition of organozinc reagents to aldehydes in high enantiomeric excess and provides several advantages over the venerable amino alcohol ligand DAIB.

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