Functionalized iminium salt systems for catalytic asymmetric epoxidation.
A range of dihydroisoquinolinium salts containing alcohol, ether, and acetal functionalities in the nitrogen substituent has been prepared and tested as asymmetric epoxidation catalysts, providing ee's of up to ca. 60%.
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Department of Chemistry, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, England. p.c.b.page@lboro.ac.uk
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