Racemic ketones are converted to stereoisomerically enriched homoallylic alcohols by copper-catalysed enantioconvergent allylation.
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Malcolmson, S.J. Shattering the mirror with copper catalysis. Nat. Synth 3, 1066–1067 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-024-00589-3
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