The catalytic asymmetric aza-Diels-Alder reaction of an ethyl glyoxylate-derived N-aryl imine with Danishefsky’s diene using a BINOL-zinc complex provides the corresponding cycloadduct with moderate to high enantioselectivity, depending on the solvent, temperature and reaction time.
heterodienophile - Diels-Alder reaction - asymmetric induction - BINOL-zinc