Chiral recognition in the Michael addition reaction between lithium N-3,4-dimethoxybenzyl-α-methylbenzylamide and the chiral iron crotonoyl complex [(C ₅ H ₅ )Fe(CO)(PPh ₃ )(COCHCHMe)]

Chiral recognition in the Michael addition reaction between lithium N-3,4-dimethoxybenzyl-α-methylbenzylamide and the chiral iron crotonoyl complex [(C5H5)Fe(CO)(PPh3)(COCHCHMe)](matched pair R+R, S= 15) allows the kinetic resolution of the latter.