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α-Keto amides of proline benzyl ester [N-(α-oxoacyl)prolines] react with allyl halides in the presence of zinc in an asymmetric Barbier-type carbonyl-addition reaction to give the corresponding α-hydroxy amides in high yields and with good diastereoselectivities.
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