Abstract
Water is welcome! Chiral α-substituted β,γ-epoxides have been prepared in good yields and with excellent enantioselectivities in a one-pot synthetic procedure. The key reaction of this process, which involves a series of uninterrupted sequential reactions, is an asymmetric aldol reaction of aqueous chloroacetaldehyde mediated by a diarylprolinol derivative (see scheme).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2804-2807 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 Mar 14 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- aldol reaction
- asymmetric synthesis
- diarylprolinol derivatives
- epoxidation
- organocatalysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Chemistry(all)