Enantioselective epoxidation of trans-disubstituted alkenes by D2-symmetric chiral dioxoruthenium(VI) porphyrins

Chemical Communications

Volumn , Issue 5, 1999, Pages 409-410

  Zhang, Rui ^a   Yu, Wing Yiu ^a   Lai, Tat Shing ^a   Che, Chi Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM DERIVATIVE; STYRENE;

ARTICLE; ENANTIOMER; EPOXIDATION;

EID: 0033531451     PISSN: 13597345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/a808776h     Document Type: Article

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