Enantioselective reduction of prochiral
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Xingshu Li; Rugang Xie
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Article
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1997
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Two new optically active l~-amino alcohols 1 and 2 were prepared from Lcystine. The in situ formed chiral oxazaborolidines have been used in the enantioselective catalytic homogeneous borane reduction of prochiral ketones and diketones. The chiral secondary alcohols are obtained with moderate to goo