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Up to 94% ee can be achieved in the title reaction Eq. (a), which was previously only possible with enzymes. In this reaction LaLi3 tris(binaphthoxide) (LLB) imitates the function of enzymes by displaying both Lewis acidity and Brønsted basicity.
Yamada et al. (Wed,) studied this question.