Highly enantioselective epoxidation catalyzed by cinchona thioureas: synthesis of functionalized terminal epoxides bearing a quaternary stereogenic center

…, G Galdi, G Croce, A Lattanzi

Index: Russo, Alessio; Galdi, Gerardina; Croce, Gianluca; Lattanzi, Alessandra Chemistry - A European Journal, 2012 , vol. 18, # 20 p. 6152 - 6157

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Abstract

Catalytic enantioselective epoxidation of alkenes occupies a venerable position in asymmetric synthesis.[1] Over the last decades, the preparation of chiral epoxides received considerable attention due to the highly versatile nature of epoxides as building blocks and synthetic intermediates to construct vicinal stereogenic centers in a well-defined fashion.[2] Pivotal examples in the area of chiral metal-complex based epoxidation include those ...