Asymmetric addition of alkyllithiums to N-alkylidene-α- naphthylethylamine was carried out. In the presence of BF3·OEt2, organolithiums reacted smoothly with the imine giving corresponding amines in high degrees of stereoselectivity (up to ~ 100% de).
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Kawate, T., Yamada, H., Yamaguchi, K., Nishida, A., & Nakagawa, M. (1996). Asymmetric additions of alkyllithium to chiral imines - α- naphthylethyl group as a chiral auxiliary -. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 44(9), 1776–1778. https://doi.org/10.1248/cpb.44.1776
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