The enantioselective epoxidation of quinones using sugar hydroperoxides

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 5, 2000, Pages 704-706

  Dwyer, Catherine L ^a   Gill, Christopher D ^a   Ichihara, Osamu ^b   Taylor, Richard J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxford Asymmetry Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epoxidation; Quinones; Sugar hydroperoxides

Indexed keywords

ALISAMYCIN; HYDROPEROXIDE DERIVATIVE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; EPOXIDATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034038906     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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