Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of epoxides mediated by chiral iminium salts
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications
- No. 2,p. 191-192
- https://doi.org/10.1039/cc9960000191
Abstract
The catalytic asymmetric oxidation of unfunctionalised alkenes is achieved by a non-transition metal catalysed process; just 5 mol% of the binaphthyl-based iminium salt 1 is sufficient to catalyse the oxidation of alkenes to epoxides with moderate to good enantioselectivity.Keywords
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