Abstract
A new enantiomerically pure S,N-chelated zinc bis(aminoarenethiolate), (R,R)-Zn(SC6H4C(Me)HNMe2-2)2 ((R,R)-3b), has been synthesized by the reaction of the (R)-trimethylsilyl aminoarenethiolate species (R)-2b with ZnCl2 in a 2:1 molar ratio. (R,R)-3b is an efficient catalyst for the addition of dialkylzinc compounds to aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes to give the corresponding secondary alcohols
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