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A novel and efficient organocatalyst was developed to promote the Strecker reaction of ketoimines (see scheme). Wide substrate scope and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99 % ee) were obtained with low catalyst loading (2 mol %) under mild reaction conditions.
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