Diastereo- and Enantioselective Direct Catalytic Aldol Reaction of 2-Hydroxyacetophenones with Aldehydes Promoted by a Heteropolymetallic Complex: Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of <i>a</i><i>nti</i>-1,2-Diols
anti-selective directcatalyticasymmetricaldolreaction of 2-hydroxyacetophenones with aldehydes is described. The reaction is catalyzed by a heteropolymetallic complex to afford anti-alpha,beta-dihydroxy ketones as the major diastereomer with excellent enantioselectivity. The use of 2-hydroxyacetophenones bearing electron-donating groups at the phenyl moiety enabled efficient transformation of the aldol products