Asymmetric Epoxidation of Chalcones with Chirally Modified Lithium and Magnesium tert-Butyl Peroxides

Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English)

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 410-412

  Elston, Catherine L ^a   Jackson, Richard F W ^a   MacDonald, Simon J F ^b   Murray, P John ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Cambridge Chemical Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Epoxidations; Ketones; Lithium; Magnesium

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030895780     PISSN: 05700833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.199704101     Document Type: Article

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