Enantioselective Aldol Reactions of Aliphatic Aldehydes with Singh’s Catalyst

Heli Kylmälä, Antti Neuvonen, Reija Jokela

Department of Chemistry, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland.

DOI: 10.4236/ijoc.2013.32020                

Abstract

Aldols from aliphatic aldehydes had been synthesized enantioselectively using Singh’s catalyst. Self and crossed aldol reactions with several linear aldehydes were performed.

Keywords

Aldol Reaction; Aldehydes; Enantioselectivity; Diastereoselectivity; Stereoselective Synthesis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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