The asymmetric addition of alkynylzinc reagents, prepared in situ from dimethylzinc and 1-alkynes, to
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-dinitrones derived from glyoxal and
N-(4-isopropylbenzyl)hydroxylamine was investigated by utilizing dicyclohexyl (
R,
R)-tartrate as a chiral auxiliary. The addition reaction of methyl(2-phenylethynyl)zinc afforded the corresponding optically active
C2-symmetric (
R,
R)-bis(hydroxylamine) derivative with enantioselectivities of 90 % and 81 % ee by utilizing a stoichiometric and catalytic amount of the tartrate, respectively. Furthermore, the catalytic addition reaction of several alkynylzinc reagents also furnished the corresponding bis(hydroxylamine) with moderate to good enantioselectivities.