Highly catalytic enantioselective epoxidation of enones with weak base bicarbonate and hydrogen peroxide

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 16, 2003, Pages 2787-2792

  Da, Chao Shan ^a   Wei, Jie ^a   Dong, Shou Liang ^a   Xin, Zhuo Qun ^a   Liu, Da Xue ^a   Xu, Zhao Qin ^a   Wang, Rui ^a,b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate; Enantioselective epoxidation; Enones; Polyleucine

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; ENONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; LEUCINE; POLYLEUCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; OPTICAL ROTATION; REACTION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0042631018     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-120022166     Document Type: Article

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