Asymmetric self-catalytic reaction. Self-production of chiral 1-(3-pyridyl)alkanols as chiral self-catalysts in the enantioselective addition of dialkylzinc reagents to pyridine-3-carbaldehyde

Optically active 1-(3-pyridyl)alkanols, chiral self-catalysts, produced themselves of the same configuration in the enantioselective addition of dialkylzinc reagents to pyridine-3-carbaldehyde.