Asymmetric epoxidation of homoallylic alcohols and application in a concise total synthesis of (-)-α-bisabolol and (-)-8-epi-α-bisabolol

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 941-943

  Makita, Naoya ^a   Hoshino, Yujiro ^a   Yamamoto, Hisashi ^a,b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisabolol; Epoxidation; Homoallylic alcohols; Hydroxamic acids; Vanadium

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; CATALYSTS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VANADIUM COMPOUNDS;

EPOXIDATION;

ALCOHOLS;

ALLYL ALCOHOL; BISABOLOL; VANADIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037463034     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200390250     Document Type: Article

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