Stereoselective Synthesis of α-Alkyl-β-keto Imides via Asymmetric Redox C-C Bond Formation between α-Alkyl-α-diazocarbonyl Compounds and Aldehydes

Asymmetric redox C-C bond formation between alpha-alkyl-alpha-diazocarbonyl compounds and aldehydes was developed as a practical and general method for the construction of alpha-alkyl-beta-keto imides having a chiral nonracemic tertiary stereogenic center.