Synthetically amenable amide derivatives of tosylated-amino acids as organocatalysts for enantioselective allylation of aldehydes: computational rationale for enantioselectivity
Enantioselective addition of diethylzinc to a series of aromatic aldehydes was developed using a modular amino acid amide chiral ligand (2S)‐3‐phenyl‐N‐((R)‐1‐phenyl‐ethyl)‐2‐(tosylamino)propanamide without using titanium complex. The catalytic system employing 10 mol% of 1g was found to promote the addition of diethylzinc (ZnEt2) to a wide range of aromatic aldehydes with electron‐donating and electron‐withdrawing