An Efficient Protocol for a Sharpless Style Racemic Dihydroxylation

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)00054-G

Dihydroxylation with solid OsCl3 to provide the catalytic oxidant, K3Fe(CN)6 as stoichiometric oxidant, quinuclidine as the accelerating ligand with added K2CO3 and methanesulfonamide in a two-phase system (water and t-butanol) gives excellent yields of r