Regioselective cleavage of epoxides. Conversion of racemic epoxides to optically active alcohols

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Regioselective reduction of racemic epoxides to optically active alcohols using chirally modified zirconium tetrachloride - sodium borohydride with L-proline.

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Regioselective Cleavage of
Epoxides: Conversion of
Racemic Epoxides to Optically
Active Alcohols
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Y. R. Santosh Laxmi & D. S. Iyengar
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Indian Institute of Chemical Technology,
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To cite this article: Y. R. Santosh Laxmi & D. S. Iyengar (1997): Regioselective
Cleavage of Epoxides: Conversion of Racemic Epoxides to Optically Active Alcohols,
Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of
Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 27:10, 1731-1736
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