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Asymmetric addition of alkyllithiums to N-alkylidene-α-naphthylethylamine was carried out. In the presence of BF3·OEt2, organolithiums reacted smoothly with the imine giving corresponding amines in high degrees of stereoselectivity (up to ∼100% de).
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Kawate et al. (1996) studied this question.
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