Asymmetric, Catalytic Phenyl Transfer to Aldehydes: Enantioselective Synthesis of Diarylmethanols We are grateful to the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie and to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) within the Collaborative Research Center (SFB) 380 "Asymmetric Synthesis by Chemical and Biological Methods" for financial support. We thank Dr. John Blacker from AVECIA for an inspiring discussion
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