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8362384 
Journal Article 
Asymmetric synthesis of α-substituted benzyl alcohols via the stereoselective addition of nucleophiles to homochiral tricarbonyl(η 6 -o-triisopropyisilylbenzaldehyde)cliromium(0) 
Davies, SG; Goodfellow, CL 
1989 
1 
Synlett
ISSN: 0936-5214
EISSN: 1437-2096 
Georg Thieme Verlag 
1989 
1 
59-62 
English 
The addition of nucleophiles to homochiral tricarbonyl- (η 6 -o-triisopropylsilylbenzaldehyde)chromium(0) proceeds with complementary diastereoselectivities in the presence or absence of strong Lewis acidic species. Fluoride-mediated desilylation of each diastereoisomer followed by oxidative decomplexation yields α-substituted benzyl alcohols in high enantiomeric excesses. © 1989 Georg Thieme Verlag. All rights reserved.