Practical options for catalytic and enantioselective CC bond formation have been extended by recent developments reported by the Carreira and Mikami groups in reactions of aldehydes with alkenes containing an allylic H atom [Eq. (a)]. These studies link two fascinating and topical areas of organic synthesis—carbonyl–ene chemistry and the use chiral Lewis acids.
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Berrisford et al. (1995) studied this question.