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Synlett 1997; 1997(9): 1051-1052
DOI: 10.1055/s-1997-1528
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A new Ferrocene in the Asymmetric Addition of Diethylzinc to Aldehydes

Carsten Bolm* , Kilian Muñiz Fernández, Andreas Seger, Gerhard Raabe
  • *Institut für Organische Chemie der RWTH Aachen, Professor Pirlet-Str. 1, D-52056 Aachen, Germany, Fax (Int.) 241 8888 391; e-mail Carsten.Bolm@RWTH-Aachen.de
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31 December 2000 (online)

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The use of a new ferrocene in the asymmetric addition of diethylzinc to aldehydes is reported. Secondary alcohols with enantioselectivities of up to 95% ee are obtained.

ferrocene - planar chirality - diethylzinc - asymmetric catalysis