Catalytic asymmetric epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated esters using an yttrium-biphenyldiol complex

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 25, 2005, Pages 8962-8963

  Kakei, Hiroyuki ^a   Tsuji, Riichiro ^a   Ohshima, Takashi ^a   Shibasaki, Masakatsu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; ESTER DERIVATIVE; YTTRIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; ELECTRON; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; OXIDATION; SYNTHESIS; TRANSESTERIFICATION;

CATALYSIS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; ESTERS; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHENOLS; YTTRIUM;

EID: 21244501222     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja052466t     Document Type: Article

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