Complementary to proline: An axially chiral amino sulfonamide (S)-1 was successfully applied as the catalyst to the direct cross-aldol reaction between two different aldehydes (see scheme; NMP=N-methylpyrrolidone). This catalyst has the advantage of giving mainly syn products, while proline shows the opposite anti selectivity.
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