title: Asymmetric diboration of terminal alkenes with a rhodium catalyst and subsequent oxidation: enantioselective synthesis of optically active 1,2-diols.
abstract: Pin it down: A highly enantioselective diboration of terminal alkenes with chiral 1 and bis(pinacolato)diboron (B2 pin2 ) was realized. Subsequent oxidation of the diboron adducts with sodium peroxoborate readily gave the corresponding optically active 1,2-diols in high yields and high enantioselectivities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduated School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya, 464-8603 (Japan) http://www.apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp/06-II-1/nisilab/index.html.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Toribatake
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishiyama
keywords: asymmetric catalysis; boron; diols; enantioselectivity; rhodium