Adducts of Triallylborane with Ammonia and Aliphatic Amines as Stoichiometric Allylating Agents for Aminoallylation Reaction of Carbonyl Compounds

Triallylborane–amines adducts are effective stoichiometric allylating agents in the aminoallylation reaction of carbonyl compounds in methanol. Moreover, copper-catalyzed diastereoselective allylation of Ellman’s imine was achieved with triallylborane–methylamine adduct

A new synthesis of enantiomerically pure syn-(S)-β-hydroxy-α-amino acids via asymmetric aldol reactions of aldehydes with a homochiral Ni(II)-glycine/(S)-BPB Schiff base complex

syn-(S)-β-Hydroxy-α-amino acids were synthesised stereoselectively via elaboration of the asymmetric aldol reactions of aldehydes with a chiral Ni(II)-(S)-BPB/glycine Schiff base complex in the presence of equimolar NaH in THF. The stereoselectivity of the reaction was studied as a function of time, the reaction conditions, the nature of the carbonyl compounds and the base used. The synthetic potential of this asymmetric method was demonstrated in the preparation of syn-(S)-β-hydroxyleucine on a multi-gram scale.