TURKISH JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY, vol.40, no.2, pp.248-261, 2016 (SCI-Expanded)
Novel chiral bisoxazoline ligands based on norbornadiene were synthesized and used for the asymmetric Henry reaction. Various aromatic aldehydes were converted into chiral beta-nitro alcohols with high yields and moderate to acceptable enantioselectivities under the optimized reaction conditions.