Highly enantioselective epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated ketones catalyzed by primary-secondary diamines

Article abstract of DOI:10.1002/adsc.201100230

The asymmetric epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated ketones has been achieved by using functional and readily accessible primary-secondary diamines as the catalysts, giving the useful alkyl epoxy products with good yields and high enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee). Copyright