New Chiral Allylaminosilanes and Their Use in Asymmetric Sakurai Reactions.

Abstract The new allylaminosilanes 2a – c , derived from chiral amines, react with benzaldehyde and pivalaldehyde in the presence of SnCl 4 to give homoallylic alcohols 4a – b with enantiomeric excesses of up to 30%.