Chemistry Letters, Vol.39, No.9, 1013-1015, 2010
Asymmetric Allylation of Aldehydes Catalyzed by Simple Dual Small Organic Molecules: L-Proline and L-Prolinol
A novel and simple methodology for the asymmetric allylation of aldehydes was reported. Double small organic molecules such as L-proline and L-prolinol were first employed for providing a chiral environment so as to afford chiral homoallylic alcohols in high yields and moderate enantioselectivities in our protocol.