Tetrahedron: Asymmetry

Deracemization of thiol esters of α-arylpropionic acids

M Clericuzio, I Degani, S Dughera, R Fochi

Index: Clericuzio, Marco; Degani, Iacopo; Dughera, Stefano; Fochi, Rita Synthesis, 2002 , # 7 p. 921 - 927

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Abstract

Racemic thiol esters of α-arylpropionic acids were deracemized by a procedure which featured deprotonation with LDA or KHMDS, transformation into the TMS or TBDMS enol ethers, and enantioselective protonation of the silyl enol ethers using (R)-1, 1′-bi-2-