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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Oct 5.
Published in final edited form as: Adv Synth Catal. 2008 May 5;350(7-8):1023–1045. doi: 10.1002/adsc.200800017

Table 7.

Summary of MeLi addition to imines 8, 9, 10 and 11

entry R1 (no.) ligand temp, °C product yield, %a erb
1 Ph (8) 12ec −75c 15 87 94.5:5.5
2 1-naphthyl (9) 12bc −78 18 91 85.5:14.5
3 1-naphthyl (9) 12cc −41 18 95 92.0:8.0
4 PhCH=CH (10) 12ac −75c 17 73 97.0:3.0
5 PhCH2CH2 (11) 12ac −75c 16 81 96.5:3.5
a

Yield of analytically pure material.

b

All compounds have R configuration. Determined by CSP-HPLC analysis.

c

Internal temperature.