Enantioselective Construction of Alcohols and Amines
Thomas Lectka of Johns Hopkins University has reported (J. PMID:24487575 Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 1810. DOI: 10.1021/ja058077g)an elegant method for the enantioselectiveα-hydroxylation of carboxylic acids. Chiral amine catalyzed condensation…