Enantioselective ring opening of epoxides by fluoride anion promoted by a cooperative dual-catalyst system

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3268-3269

  Kalow, Julia A ^a   Doyle, Abigail G ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SYSTEM; CHIRAL AMINES; CHIRAL LEWIS ACID; ENANTIOSELECTIVE; FLUORIDE ANIONS; HIGH SELECTIVITY; KINETIC RESOLUTION; MILD REACTION CONDITIONS; NUCLEOPHILIC FLUORINATION; RING OPENING OF EPOXIDE; TERMINAL EPOXIDE;

CATALYSTS; FLUORINE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

NEGATIVE IONS;

ELECTROPHILE; EPOXIDE; FLUORIDE; ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ANION; FLUORINATED HYDROCARBON; HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; DIASTEREOISOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; FLUORINATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REDUCTION; RING OPENING; STEREOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; KINETICS; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

ALCOHOLS; ANIONS; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; FLUORIDES; HYDROCARBONS, CYCLIC; HYDROCARBONS, FLUORINATED; KINETICS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77950462376     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja100161d     Document Type: Article

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