Asymmetric 1,4-reduction of alkylidene-cyanoacetic esters and alkylidene-malononitriles

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Abstract
The stereochemical result of the reduction of the ethyl 2-cyano-3-phenylbutenoate by (S)-2-methylbutyl-magnesium chloride is opposite to that of the reduction of acetophenone by the same reagent.