The boron enolate of ketone (S)-3 was prepared according to the Evans' protocol (c- Hex2BCl, N, N-dimethylethylamine, diethyl ether, 0 C, 1 h). The subsequent aldol reactions with a variety of aldehydes alforded after oxidative workup (H202, pH 7 buffer/MeOH) the anti-aldol adducts (S, S, S)-4 in 78—93% yield after purification by flash chromatography. No other diastereoisomers of the crude adducts 4 could be detected by TLC. The diaste- ...