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

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Alan Armstrong


Abstract

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


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