New pyridine N-oxides as chiral organocatalysts in the asymmetric allylation of aromatic aldehydes

Abstract

Asymmetric allylation of aromatic aldehydes with allyltrichlorosilane can be catalyzed by new bipyridine N,N?-dioxides with good enantioselectivity

Keywords

• Enantioselective allylation
• Allylsilane
• Organocatalysis
• Asymmetric catalysis
• Pyridine N-oxides