Synthesis of Chiral 1,3-Diols from the Reaction of Yb Metal Umpoled Diaryl Ketones with Chiral Epoxides
- 1 August 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 19 (8) , 1427-1430
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1990.1427
Abstract
The reaction of diaryl ketones such as benzophenone with chiral epoxides in the presence of Yb metal at room temperature has been found to give chiral 1,3-diols in high optical yields.Keywords
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