Highly Enantioselective Epoxidation of 2,2-Dimethylchromenes

1 January 1992

journal article
letter
Published by Georg Thieme Verlag KG in Synlett

Vol. 1992 (05) , 407-409
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-1992-21361

Abstract

A newly synthesized chiral [bis(salicylidene)ethylenediamine]manganese(III) complex 2a was found to catalyze the epoxidation of 2,2-dimethylchromenes 15-17 with high enantioselectivity (86-92% ee).

Keywords

ENANTIOSELECTIVE EPOXIDATION
DIMETHYLCHROMENES
HIGHLY ENANTIOSELECTIVE
NEWLY SYNTHESIZED
HIGH ENANTIOSELECTIVITY
SYNTHESIZED CHIRAL
MANGANESE
III