Highly enantioselective ylide-mediated synthesis of terminal epoxides.
The highly efficient asymmetric epoxidation of aldehydes by methylene transfer is now possible using new sulfonium salts.
School of Chemistry, Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland. connons@tcd.ie
Alessandro
A
Piccinini
Sarah A
SA
Kavanagh
Stephen J
SJ
Connon
D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012492:Salts / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013452:Sulfonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
D000447:Aldehydes; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D012492:Salts; D013452:Sulfonium Compounds