of N-vinyl carboxamides, allyl ethers, and allyl carbamates; products include 1, 2-and 1, 3-
aminoaldehydes and 1, 3-alkoxyaldehydes. Using glass pressure bottles, short reaction
times (generally less than 6 h), and low catalyst loading (commonly 0.5 mol%), 20 substrates
are successfully converted to chiral aldehydes with useful regioselectivity and high
enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee). Chiral Roche aldehyde is obtained with 97% ee from the …