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Highly Enantioselective Epoxidation of α,β‐Unsaturated Ketones Catalyzed by Primary‐Secondary Diamines
Author(s) -
Lu Yingpeng,
Zheng Changwu,
Yang Yingquan,
Zhao Gang,
Zou Gang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.201100230
Subject(s) - chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , primary (astronomy) , catalysis , alkyl , organic chemistry , epoxy , physics , astronomy
The asymmetric epoxidation of α,β‐unsaturated ketones has been achieved by using functional and readily accessible primary‐secondary diamines as the catalysts, giving the useful alkyl epoxy products with good yields and high enantioselectivities (up to 99% ee ).