Tetrahedron

Enantioselective allylic oxidation of cycloalkenes by using Cu (II)-tris (oxazoline) complex as a catalyst

K Kawasaki, T Katsuki

Index: Kawasaki, Ken-Ichi; Katsuki, Tsutomu Tetrahedron, 1997 , vol. 53, # 18 p. 6337 - 6350

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Citation Number: 124

Abstract

Optically active copper (II)-tris (oxazoline) complex that was synthesized as a model compound of the active site of non-heme oxygenase, was found to catalyze allylic oxidation of cycloalkenes to give the corresponding 2-cycloalkenyl benzoates with moderate to excellent enantioselectivity (up to 93% ee) under the Kharash-Sosnovsky reaction conditions.