title: An N-aryl-substituted oxazolidinone-containing ketone-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation with hydrogen peroxide as the primary oxidant.
abstract: Asymmetric epoxidation of various olefins with an N-aryl-substituted oxazolidinone-containing ketone as catalyst and hydrogen peroxide as the primary oxidant has been investigated, and up to 96% ee was obtained.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Lianhe
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Yian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D002625:Chemistry, Organic / Q000379:methods*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D007659:Ketones / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008956:Models, Chemical; D015394:Molecular Structure; D023303:Oxazolidinones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D016877:Oxidants / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013343:Styrenes / Q000737:chemistry; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007659:Ketones; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D016877:Oxidants; D013343:Styrenes; C027142:vinyltoluene; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide