McSweeney Christina M, Foley Vera M, McGlacken Gerard P
Analytical and Biological Chemistry Research Facility and Department of Chemistry, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Dec 7;50(94):14817-9. doi: 10.1039/c4cc06895e.
The asymmetric alkylation of ketones represents a fundamental transformation in organic chemistry. Chiral auxiliaries have been used almost exclusively for this transformation. Herein we describe a strategy for the generation of enantiomerically enriched α-alkylated ketones up to an er of 83 : 17, using a chiral ligand protocol.