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Novel biphenyl organocatalysts for iminium ion-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation

  • Mohamed M. Farah
  • , Philip Bulman Page
  • , Benjamin R. Buckley
  • , A. John Blacker
  • , Mark R.J. Elsegood

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    Abstract

    Two novel chiral biphenyl iminium salts derived from l-acetonamine, containing electron-withdrawing 3,3'-substituents on the biphenyl unit, have been prepared and tested as asymmetric catalysts for epoxidation of prochiral alkenes. The results are compared with those achieved using the corresponding unsubstituted system.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)758-769
    Number of pages12
    JournalTetrahedron
    Volume69
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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