The First Enantioselective Halo Aldol Re
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Dianjun Chen; Cody Timmons; Junying Liu; Allan Headley; Guigen Li
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The first enantioselective halo aldol reaction of ethyl propiolate with aldehydes has been established by using Jacobsenβs chiral cyclohexylsalen ligand. The reaction was conducted at β20 Β°C in dichloromethane with Et~2~AlI as the source of halogen and Lewis acid promoter. Excellent geo