title: Prompt determination of absolute configuration for epoxy alcohols via exciton chirality protocol.
abstract: A microscale protocol for determination of absolute configurations of 2,3-epoxy alcohols is described. 2,3-Disubstituted (cis and trans), 2,2-disubstituted, 2,2,3-trisubstituted, and 2,3,3-trisubstituted epoxy alcohols rendered prominent ECCD signals upon complexing with a Lewis acidic porphyrin tweezer and consequently provide straightforward assignment of chirality for epoxy alcohols. This method proved to be rapid, simple, sensitive, and reliable for the class of molecules listed above.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
authors.forename: Xiaoyong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Babak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Borhan
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D004852:Epoxy Compounds