Claims
- 1. A compound of the formula II or IIa ##STR70## in which Me is tetravalent titanium, zirconium or hafnium, R.sup.1 is linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, or is aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkaralkyl, aralkenyl, alkaralkenyl, aralkynyl or alkaralkynyl which is unsubstituted or monosubstituted or polysubstituted by (C.sub.6 H.sub.5)P--, (R.sup.5 O).sub.2 P(O)--, R.sup.5.sub.3 Si--, R.sup.5.sub.3 SiO--, R.sup.5 SO.sub.2 --, --S--C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene--S--, --O--C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene--O--, R.sup.5 being phenyl, benzyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, or is cyano, F, nitro C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy, secondary amino or --COR.sup.4 in which R.sup.4 is the radical of a monohydric alcohol; or R.sup.1 is a radical of an enol, enamine or enehydrazine; R.sup.2 is cyclopentadienyl, alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, or aralkylthio which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl aralkyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkylsilyl or halogen; or R.sup.2 is halogen, pseudohalogen, acyloxy, acylamino or trialkylsilyloxy, R.sup.3 is the radical, diminished by a hydroxyl or thiol group or an amine hydrogen atom, of a protected, monohydroxyfunctional, monothiolfunctional or monoaminefunctional optically active sugar, thio-sugar or amino-sugar or derivatives thereof belonging to the group of sugar alcohols; esters of a sugar acid, aldo-sugar acid or keto-sugar acid; amino sugars, sugar mercaptals or deoxy-sugars; x is 0, 1 or 2; y is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and X is an anion.
- 2. A process for the preparation of secondary and tertiary alcohols and secondary amines, which comprises reacting aldehydes, ketones or N-substituted aldimines or ketimines with 1 mole of a compound of the formula I or Ia ##STR71## in which Me is tetravalent titanium, zirconium or hafnium, R.sup.1 is linear or branched alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, or is aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, alkaralkyl, aralkenyl, alkaralkenyl, aralkynyl or alkaralkynyl which is unsubsituted or monosubstitued or polysubstituted by (C.sub.6 H.sub.5)P-, (R.sup.5 O).sub.2 P(O)--, R.sup.5.sub.3 Si--, R.sup.5.sub.3 SiO,--, R.sup.5 SO.sub.2 --, --S--C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene-S--, --O--C.sub.2 -C.sub.4 -alkylene-O--, R.sup.5 being phenyl, benzyl or C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 -alkyl, or is cyano, F, nitro, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkylthio, C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 -alkoxy, secondary amino or --COR.sup.4 in which R.sup.4 is the radical of a monohydric alcohol; or R.sup.1 is a radical of an enol, enamine or enehydrazine; R.sup.2 is cyclopentadienyl, alkoxy, cycloalkoxy, cycloalkylalkoxy, aryloxy, aralkyloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, or aralkylthio which is unsubstituted or substituted by alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, cycloalkyl, aryl aralkyl, trialkoxysilyl, trialkylsilyl or haolgen; or R.sup.2 is halogen, pseudohalogen, acyloxy acylamino or trialkylsilyloxy, R.sup.3 is the radical, diminished by a hydroxyl or thio group or an amine hydrogen atom, of a protected, monohydroxyfunctional, monothiolfunctional or monoaminefunctional optically active sugar, thio-sugar or amino-sugar or derivaties thereof belonging to the group of sugar alcohols; esters of a sugar acid, aldo-sugar acid or keto-sugar acid, amino sugars, sugar mercaptals or deoxy-sugars; x is 0, 1 or 2; y is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and M.sup.+ is Li.sup.+, Na.sup.+, K.sup.+, MgY.sup.+, ZnY.sup.+, CdY.sup.+, HgY.sup.+, CuY.sup.+ or a quaternary ammonium, Y being halogen, per mole of aldehyde, keto or imine group.
- 3. A process according to claim 2, which is carried out at temperature from -80.degree. to 30.degree. C.
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Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 076250 filed on July 21 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4826965, issued May 2, 1989.
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