Pure Appl. Chem., 2006, Vol. 78, No. 5, pp. 977-983
doi:10.1351/pac200678050977
Asymmetric cyanohydrin synthesis from aldehydes and ketones using chiral metal (salen) complex as catalyst*
Sung Soo Kim
Department of Chemistry, Inha University, Incheon 402-751, South Korea
Abstract:
Chiral Al(salen) is used as catalyst for enantioselective cyanosilylation of aldehydes and ketones.
Keywords: aldehydes; asymmetric synthesis; cyanohydrin; ketones; salen.
*Paper presented at the 40th IUPAC Congress, Beijing, China, 14-19 August 2005. Other presentations are published in this issue, pp. 889-1090.
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