A Highly Enantioselective Indium-Mediated Allylation Reaction of Aldehydes

The first highly enantioselective indium-mediated allylation of aldehydes was reported. In most cases, good chemical yields and moderate to high enantioselectivies (up to 90% ee) were obtained in the presence of external chiral ligands, (+)-cinchonine and (−)-cinchonidine.