Recent efforts directed to the development of more sustainable asymmetric organoalysis ...
Feb 09, 2012 · Pioneers in this field, Bolm et al., reported that the asymmetric aldol reaction under solventfree conditions and alyzed by (S)proline (10 mol%) in a ball mill, employing a : 1 ketone/aldehyde ratio, proceeded efficiently to give selectively the antialdol diastereomeric products in high yields and with up to 99% enantiomeric excess ...