Abstract
We carried out a highly stereoselective Michael addition (96% de) of nitromethane to enantiomerically pure tricarbonyl(ethyl-4-chloro-2-trimethylsilylcinnamate)chromium(0). This reaction is the key step in the synthesis of ( R)-(−)-baclofen, a potent antispastic drug.
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