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Abstract:
An enriching experience : Chiral phosphoric acids have been used to catalyze the title transformation for aromatic and aliphatic hemiaminal ethers. The process affords the corresponding products in good to high enantioselectivity (see scheme; Boc=tert‐butoxycarbonyl, G=aromatic group). The method enables facile access to highly enantioenriched 1,3‐diamine derivatives.