@article{oai:soar-ir.repo.nii.ac.jp:00017862, author = {Kitajima, Kai and Nagatomo, Ryota and Fujimoto, Tetsuya}, issue = {6}, journal = {TETRAHEDRON}, month = {Feb}, note = {The reaction of chiral imines, derived from aromatic aldehydes and (S)-valinol, with a Grignard reagent in the presence of Mg(0) afforded imino-pinacol coupling products instead of alkylated amines, with a high level of diastereoselectivity. The chiral auxiliary in the product was successfully removed via dehydration followed by hydrolysis, and the corresponding (R,R)-ethylenediamine derivative was obtained as the N-Boc protected form. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved., Article, TETRAHEDRON. 71(6):977-981 (2015)}, pages = {977--981}, title = {Diastereoselective imino-pinacol coupling of chiral imines promoted by Mg(0) and a Grignard reagent}, volume = {71}, year = {2015} }