Regiodivergent epoxide opening: A concept in stereoselective catalysis beyond classical kinetic resolutions and desymmetrizations

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 29, 2007, Pages 8084-8090

  Gansäuer, Andreas ^a   Fan, Chun An ^a   Keller, Florian ^a   Karbaum, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Enantioselectivity; Epoxides; Radical reactions; Regioselectivity

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; REGIOSELECTIVITY;

DESYMMETRIZATIONS; KINETIC RESOLUTIONS; RADICAL REACTIONS; REGIODIVERGENT EPOXIDE OPENINGS (REO);

STEREOSELECTIVITY;

EID: 35349028884     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200701021     Document Type: Article

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