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Asymmetric Catalysis by Vitamin B 12 . The isomerization of achiral epoxides to optically active allylic alcohols
Author(s) -
Su Heng,
Walder Lorenz,
Zhang Zhongda,
Scheffold Rolf
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
helvetica chimica acta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.74
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1522-2675
pISSN - 0018-019X
DOI - 10.1002/hlca.19880710520
Subject(s) - chemistry , isomerization , optically active , allylic rearrangement , catalysis , vitamin b12 , organic chemistry , epoxide , biochemistry
Achiral epoxides are isomerized to optically active allylic alcohols under the influence of catalytical amounts of cob(I) alamin in protic polar solvents.