Trost B M, Silcoff E R, Ito H
Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-5080, USA.
Org Lett. 2001 Aug 9;3(16):2497-500. doi: 10.1021/ol0161211.
[reaction: see text] The enantioselective aldol reaction using a novel binuclear zinc catalyst of acetone with several aldehydes gave products in good yields (62-89%) with a high level of enantioselectivity (ee = 76-92%).