Desymmetrization of the divinyl carbinol, 1,4-pentadien-3-ol, was accomplished by the asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine imines based on a magnesium-mediated, multi-nucleating chiral reaction system utilizing diisopropyl (R,R)-tartrate as the chiral auxiliary. The corresponding optically active trans-pyrazolidines, each with three contiguous stereogenic centers, were obtained with excellent regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivity, with results as high as 99% ee. This reaction was shown to be applicable to both aryl-and aliphatic-substituted azomethine imines. The use of a catalytic amount of diisopropyl (R,R)-tartrate was also effective when accompanied by the addition of MgBr 2 .
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