Catalytic enantioselective allylation of aldehydes using β-amido functionalized allylstannanes with chiral In(OTf)3/i-Pr-pybox complexes

The enantioselective allylation of aldehydes using a variety of β-amido functionalized allyltributylstannanes proceeded smoothly with good to high yields and enantioselectivities in the presence of 10 mol % of a chiral catalytic complex prepared from In(OTf) 3 and 2,6-bis[( S )-4-isopropyloxazolin-2-yl]pyridine {( S )- i -Pr-pybox}, providing the corresponding chiral γ-hydroxy amides.