(4R,5R)-1,3-DIMETHYL-4,5-DIPHENYL-2-[(S)-1-BENZYL-2-HYDROXYETHYLIMINO]IMIDAZOLIDINE

Uses

(S)-2-(((4R,5R)-1,3-Dimethyl-4,5-diphenylimidazolidin-2-ylidene)amino)-3-phenylpropan-1-ol can be useful in stereoselective preparation of trisubstituted cyclohexanols via tandem Henry-Michael reaction of nitromethane with 7-oxo-5-heptenals using tetramethylguanidine or a chiral guanidine organocatalyst.