A catalytic asymmetric allylation of aldehydes with allyl trichlorosilane activated by a chiral tetradentate bis-sulfoxide

Abstract

Chiral homoallylic alcohols are easily accessible by asymmetric allylation of aldehydes with allyl trichlorosilane in the presence of catalytic amounts of a chiral tetradentate bis-sulfoxide, as organocatalyst, whose synthesis is reported