Highly Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Hydroxy β-Amino Acid Derivatives: Lewis Base Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of α-Acetoxy β-Enamino Esters

By design: A series of α‐acetoxy‐β‐enamino esters 1 were synthesized and then subjected to catalytic asymmetric hydrosilylation. In the presence of a chiral Lewis base catalyst, the reactions proceeded smoothly to provide a wide range of chiral α‐acetoxy β‐amino acid derivatives in high yields with good diastereoselectivities and enantioselectivities.