Abstract
An asymmetric aldol reaction of (+)-chromium(0)-complexed benzaldehyde 4 with the titanium enolate generated from the ethanethioate 5 provided the anti-aldol product 6 in a highly stereoselective manner, which was subsequently converted to the taxol C-13 side chain.
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