Catalytic enantioselective epoxidation of alkenes with a tropinone-derived chiral ketone

Abstract

α-Fluoro-N-ethoxycarbonyltropinone is an efficient catalyst for the epoxidation of alkenes by Oxone^® with good enantioselectivity.

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