First enantioselective allylic etherification with phenols catalyzed by chiral ruthenium bisoxazoline complexes.
Regio- and enantioselective substitution of cinnamyl chloride by phenols has been achieved with up to 82% enantiomeric excess, using a ruthenium catalyst prepared from [Cp*(CH(3)CN)(3)Ru][PF(6)] and a chiral bisoxazoline ligand.
Institut de Chimie, UMR 6509, Organometalliques et Catalyse, Universite de Rennes 1, Campus de Beaulieu-35042, Rennes, Cedex, France.
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Mbaye
Jean-Luc
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Renaud
Bernard
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Demerseman
Christian
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Bruneau