A Convenient, One-Step Synthesis of Optically Active Tertiary Aminonaphthol and Its Applications in the Highly Enantioselective Alkenylations of Aldehydes

Optically active tertiary aminonaphthol 1 was obtained by a new, convenient procedure and was found to catalyze the enantioselective alkenylation of various aldehydes with high ee values, which provides a practical method for the synthesis of chiral (E)- allyl alcohols.