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Nb(salan)‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Epoxidation of Allylic Alcohols with Hydrogen Peroxide
Author(s) -
Egami Hiromichi,
Katsuki Tsutomu
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200800797
Subject(s) - allylic rearrangement , chemistry , hydrogen peroxide , catalysis , enantioselective synthesis , kinetic resolution , organic chemistry , tartrate , peroxide , alkyl , combinatorial chemistry
Bridging the catalyst : The dimeric complex [(μ‐oxo){Nb(salan)} 2 ] catalyzes asymmetric epoxidation of allylic alcohols by hydrogen peroxide to give epoxy alcohols with good to high enantioselectivities irrespective of the olefin geometry (see scheme).