Enantioselective ring-opening reaction of meso-epoxides with ArSH catalyzed by a C2-symmetric chiral bipyridyldiol-titanium complex

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/j.tetasy.2007.04.030

This study describes a C₂-symmetric ligand comprising a central bipyridine-pinene-derived core and two functionalized diphenylmethanol subunits. [8′-(Hydroxy-diphenyl-methyl)-10,10,10′,10′-tetramethy l-[5,5′]bi[6-aza-tricyclo[7.1.1.0^2,7