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.
Spivey
Alan C.
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Department of Chemistry University of Sheffield Brook Hill, Sheffield S3 7HF (UK).
Woodhead
Steven J.
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Weston
Matthew
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Andrews
Benjamin I.
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