Enantioselective synthesis of γ-aryl-γ-butyrolactones by sequential asymmetric epoxidation, ring expansion, and Baeyer-Villiger oxidation

Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 9519-9521

  Wang, Bin ^a   Shen, Yu Mei ^a   Shi, Yian ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; KETONES;

BUTYROLACTONES; EPOXIDATION; OXONES; RING EXPANSION;

OXIDATION;

LACTONE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BAEYER VILLIGER REACTION; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; REACTION ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 33845534717     PISSN: 00223263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jo061341j     Document Type: Article

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