Highly enantioselective access to α-dibenzylamino ketones from chiral nonracemic α-bromo α′-sulfinyl ketones by dynamic kinetic resolution: Synthesis of (2R,1′S)-2-[1-(dibenzylamino)alkyl]oxiranes

European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1300-1309

  Géant, Pierre Yves ^a   Martínez, Jean ^a   Salom Roig, Xavier J ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Amino alcohols; Amino ketones; Chiral sulfoxides; Chirality; Epoxidation; Kinetic resolution; Template synthesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951779632     PISSN: 1434193X     EISSN: 10990690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201001403     Document Type: Article

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