New chiral binaphthalene-derived iminium salt organocatalysts for asymmetric epoxidation of alkenes
journal contribution
posted on 2007-07-03, 15:08authored byPhilip C. Bulman Page, Mohamud M. Farah, Benjamin BuckleyBenjamin Buckley, A. John Blacker
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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PAGE, P.C.B. ... et al, 2007. New chiral binaphthalene-derived iminium salt organocatalysts for asymmetric epoxidation of alkenes. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 72(12), pp 4424-4430