Asymmetric epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated ketones catalyzed by chiral polybinaphthyl zinc complexes: Greatly enhanced enantioselectivity by a cooperation of the catalytic sites in a polymer chain

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 8149-8155

  Yu, Hong Bin ^a   Zheng, Xiao Fan ^a   Lin, Zhi Ming ^a   Hu, Qiao Sheng ^a   Huang, Wei Sheng ^a   Pu, Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPOXIDE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHYL GROUP; ZINC COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENANTIOMER; EPOXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0033615510     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo990749w     Document Type: Article

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