New chiral imino- and amino-sulfoxides as activators of allyl trichlorosilane in the asymmetric allylation of aldehydes

Abstract: Chiral 2-methylsulfinyl benzaldehyde proved to be a valuable starting material for a convenient approach towards a variety of imino- and amino-sulfoxides. The catalytic properties of these new ligands, as potential activators of allyl trichlorosilane, have been exploited in new catalytic procedures for the synthesis of enantioenriched homoallylic alcohols. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]