In this issue of Chem, Han, Gong, and colleagues demonstrate that a multi-catalyst relay approach is beneficial toward the challenging direct synthesis of chiral α-quaternary aldehydes from allylic alcohols, styrenes, and syngas.
Cooperative Multi-metal Catalysis Enabling an Asymmetric Cascade toward α-Quaternary Aldehydes
CHEM 2018, 931-933, DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2018.04.010.
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