Catalyst for asymmetric induction

A catalyst for asymmetric induction comprising the amino acid amide derivative defined below and a titanium (IV) alkoxide, said amino acid amide derivative being represented by the formula (I):

• ##STR4## wherein R.sup.1 represents an isopropyl group, an isobutyl group, a sec-butyl group, a tert-butyl group, a phenyl group or a benzyl group, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 are the same or different and each represents a lower alkyl group, a C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 cycloalkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group or a hydrogen atom or R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 may be combined to form a C.sub.3 -C.sub.7 alkylene group, R.sup.4 represents a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, an iodine atom, a lower alkyl group or an unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group, R.sup.5, R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 are the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a methyl group or a methoxy group or R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 or R.sup.6 and R.sup.7 may be combined to form CH.dbd.CH--CH.dbd.CH or OCH.sub.2 O and * denotes an absolute configuration of S or R, wherein the substituted phenyl group of R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each contains a substituent selected from the group consisting of a halogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group and a C.sub.1 -C.sub. 4 alkoxy group.