Enantioselective Desymmetrization of meso-Decalin Diallylic Alcohols by a New Zr-Based Sharpless AE Process: A Novel Approach to the Asymmetric Synthesis of Polyhydroxylated Celastraceae Sesquiterpene Cores AE=Asymmetric epoxidation. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the EPSRC for a QUOTA studentship (S.J.W.) and to Pfizer (Drs. Alan R. Brown and John P. Mathias) for financial support of this work.
Department of Chemistry University of Sheffield Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF (UK).
Alan C.
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Spivey
Steven J.
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Woodhead
Matthew
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Weston
Benjamin I.
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Andrews