Abstract
A range of enantiomerically pure 4-substituted 5-amino-1,3dioxanes has been condensed with 2-(2-bromoethyl)benzaldehyde to produce chiral dihydroisoquinolinium salts, which are effective asymmetric catalysts for the epoxidation of simple alkenes, giving ees of up to 71 %. ((c) Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2006).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 803-813 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | European Journal of Organic Chemistry |
Volume | 2006 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 21 Nov 2005 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2006 |
Keywords
- Iminium salt
- Catalyst
- Catalysis
- Asymmetric epoxidation