W. Behnen, Thomas Mehler, J. Martens
Jul 1, 1993
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Tetrahedron-asymmetry
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Abstract The new optically active b-amino alcohol ( S )-1-methyl-2-(diphenylhydroxymethyl)azetidine ( S )- 4 derived from ( S )-azetidinecarboxylic acid ( S )- 1 catalyzes the enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to various aldehydes. The resulting chiral secondary alcohols 5a–h are obtained in high optical yields up to 100% under mild reaction conditions.