The application of chiral, non-racemic N-alkylephedrine and N,N-dialkylnorephedrine as ligands for the enantioselective aryl transfer reaction to aldehydes

The catalytic enantioselective arylation of several aldehydes using arylboronic acids as the source of transferable aryl groups is described; the reaction is found to proceed in excellent yields and high enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee) in the presence of a chiral amino alcohol derived from ephedrines and congeners.

Graphical abstractThe catalytic enantioselective arylation of several aldehydes using arylboronic acids as the source of transferable aryl groups is described; the reaction is found to proceed in excellent yields and high enantioselectivities (up to 96% ee) in the presence of a chiral amino alcohol derived from ephedrines and congeners. Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide