Entry

Ketone

Catalyst

Solvent

Additives

Temp (˚C)

Time (h)

Yield(%)b

dr [syn/anti]c

ee (%)d

1

n = 3

2

CH3CN

25

48

55

93:7

3

2

n = 3

4

CH3CN

25

48

40

95:5

10

3

n = 3

4

CH3CN

5

90

35

95:5

15

4

n = 3

4

CH3CN

-15

144

29

96:4

60

5

n = 3

5

CH3CN

25

120

86

91:9

79

6

n = 3

5e

CH3CN

25

220

76

90:10

77

7

n = 3

5

CH3CN

H2O

25

48

61

90:10

86

8

n = 3

5

CH3CN

AcOH

25

48

85

89:11

88

9

n = 3

5

CH3CN

CF3CO2H

25

104

53

90:10

65

10

n = 3

5

iPrOH

AcOH

25

120

63

96:4

79

11

n = 3

5

iPrOH

AcOH

5

480

58

93:7

85

12

n = 3

5

toluene

25

65

72

90:10

87

13

n = 3

5

toluene

AcOH

25

72

35

89:11

89

14

n = 3

5

toluene

H2O

25

48

63

91:9

89

15

n = 3

5

toluene

H2O

5

72

87

91:9

94

16

n = 3

5

neat

25

65

53

95:5

85

17

n = 3

5

neat

H2O

25

65

84

92:8

89

18

n = 3

5

neat

H2O

5

72

84

92:8

93

19

n = 3

5

neat

AcOH

25

72

35

89:11

89

20

n = 3

6

neat

25

41

78

92:8

84

21

n = 3

6

neat

H2O

25

105

93

93:7

95

22

n = 3

6

neat

AcOH

25

105

89

93:7

95

23

n = 3

6

toluene

25

72

62

91:9

87

24

n = 3

6

toluene

AcOH

25

72

97

93:7

86

25

n = 3

6

CH3CN

H2O

25

48

93

95:5

94

26

n = 3

6

CH3CN

H2O

5

60

84

96:4

94

27

n = 3

6

toluene

H2O

25

68

86

94:6

75

28

n = 3

6

toluene

H2O

5

68

81

96:4

98

29

n = 0

6

neat

H2O

25

48

74

-

25

30

n = 0

6

neat

H2O

5

72

68

-

29