- Catalytic asymmetric epoxidation of alkenes with arabinose-derived ketones containing a cyclohexane-1,2-diacetal
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The effect of diol blocking groups, cyclohexane-1,2-diacetal verses butane-1,2-diacetal, on the asymmetric epoxidation of trans- and cis-alkenes by arabinose-derived ketones is reported. The ketone catalysts with a cyclohexane-1,2-acetal display similar asymmetric induction as those catalysts with a butane-1,2-diacetal in most cases. For (E)-1-benzyloxy-4-hexene, the ee of the enantioselective epoxidation has reached 61% with the cyclohexane-1,2-dineopentyl acetal ketone catalyst.
- Shing, Tony K.M.,Luk, To
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experimental part
p. 883 - 886
(2009/09/08)
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