- New chiral binaphthalene-derived iminium salt organocatalysts for asymmetric epoxidation of alkenes.
New chiral binaphthalene-derived iminium salt organocatalysts for asymmetric epoxidation of alkenes.
The Journal of organic chemistry (2007-05-18)
Philip C Bulman Page, Mohamed M Farah, Benjamin R Buckley, A John Blacker
PMID17506579
ABSTRACT
A series of binaphthalene-fused azepinium salts has been generated and used as organocatalysts in the asymmetric epoxidation of unfunctionalized alkenes, giving rise to ees of up to 84%.
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