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Complexes of (
S)-pipecolic acid-,
L-proline-, and other amino acid-derived
N,
N'-dioxides coordinatedwith different metal ions have been investigated in the enantioselective allylation of ketones. A varietyof aromatic ketones were f
ound to be suitable substrates in the presence of the
L1-In(III) complex, andafforded the corresponding homoallylic alcohols with good enantioselectivites (up to 83% ee) and moderateto high yields (up to 94%). On the basis of the experimental results, a possible catalytic cycle includinga transition state has been proposed to explain the origin of the reactivity and asymmetric inductivity,and a bifunctional catalyst was described with Lewis base
N-oxide activating tetraallyltin and Lewis acidindium activating ketone.