The transition state during the highly enantioselective abstraction (see picture) of the pro-S atom of N-Boc-pyrrolidine 1 by the alkyllithium reagent iPrLi/(−)-sparteine was investigated using ab initio molecular orbital calculations. The stability of the transition states was found to be controlled by steric parameters.
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