- An N-aryl-substituted oxazolidinone-containing ketone-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation with hydrogen peroxide as the primary oxidant.
An N-aryl-substituted oxazolidinone-containing ketone-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation with hydrogen peroxide as the primary oxidant.
The Journal of organic chemistry (2007-07-12)
Christopher P Burke, Lianhe Shu, Yian Shi
PMID17622173
ABSTRACT
Asymmetric epoxidation of various olefins with an N-aryl-substituted oxazolidinone-containing ketone as catalyst and hydrogen peroxide as the primary oxidant has been investigated, and up to 96% ee was obtained.
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Methylstyrene, 60% meta, 40% para and 1% ortho, 99%, contains ~50 ppm 4-tert-butylcatechol as inhibitor