Exploring substrate scope of Shi-type epoxidations

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 18, 2008, Pages 2856-2858

  Nieto, Natalia ^a   Munslow, Ian J ^a   Fernández Pérez, Héctor ^a   Vidal Ferran, Anton ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH OF CATALONIA ICIQ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alkenes; Asymmetric catalysis; Epoxidations; Ligands; Organocatalysis

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; CARBOHYDRATE; SODIUM PEROXIDE; STYRENE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CHIRALITY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

EID: 56849112281     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083545     Document Type: Article

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