1986 Volume 34 Issue 3 Pages 1050-1055
Metalation and alkylation of the chiral imines prepared from cyclohexanone and methoxy amines (2b, 4c, 6d, and 7d) derived from D-camphor derivatives provided, after hydrolysis, optically active 2-alkylcyclohexanones (9) in high enantiomeric purities of up to 99.5%.