Racemic α-epimerizable and unfunctionalized aldehydes have been converted into enantiomerically enriched mixtures through a sequence of (i) a conversion into the diastereoisomeric 3-substituted 1-phenyl-2, 3-dihydro-1H-naphtho [1, 2-e][1, 3] oxazines by reaction with the (R)-or (S)-1-(α-aminobenzyl)-2-naphthol (Betti's base),(ii) an acid promoted crystallization-induced diastereoisomer transformation (CIDT), and (iii) a clean cleavage ...
[Du, Wen Qiang; Rong, Ze Ming; Liang, Yan; Wang, Yong; Lu, Xin Yi; Wang, Yi Fan; Lu, Lian Hai Chinese Chemical Letters, 2012 , vol. 23, # 7 p. 773 - 776]