Abstract Tricarbonyl (η 6-o-anisaldehyde) chromium (0) has been kinetically resolved via the selective hydrolysis of one of theL-valinol derived imine presence of deactivated alumina. An X-ray crystal structure analysis on the adduct formed between L-valinol and homochiral (+)-tricarbonyl (η 6-o-anisaldehyde) chromium (0) unambiguously established the presence of the corresponding imine and not oxazolidine and confirmed the absolute configuration ...
