The enantioselective Strecker reaction of
N-diphenylphosphinoyl ketoimines has been achieved by useof in situ prepared chiral
N,
N'
-dioxide catalyst from
L-piperidinamide
3f and
m-chloroperoxybenzoicacid (
m-CPBA). Excellent yields (up to 99%) and high enantioselectivities (up to 92% ee) were obtained.In particular, in situ prepared catalyst with readily available chiral material made the procedure moreconvenient. Moreover, the
L-piperidinamide
3f-derived
N,
N'-dioxide
9 could be recycled and reused atleast five times without any loss of either catalytic activity or enantioselectivity.