A facile CuI-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of chiral tertiary α-allenols with up to 95% ee starting from common tertiary propargylic alcohols and aldehydes has been developed. The amount of chiral ligand… Click to show full abstract
A facile CuI-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of chiral tertiary α-allenols with up to 95% ee starting from common tertiary propargylic alcohols and aldehydes has been developed. The amount of chiral ligand used in this transformation can be as low as 2.5 mol%.
               
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