Dramatic rate acceleration in titanocene catalyzed epoxide openings: cofactors and Lewis acid cocatalysis

Abstract

High synthetic efficiency concerning yield and catalytic turn-over in intermolecular C–C bond forming reactions of radicals derived from epoxides can be achieved by means of hydrogen bonding with cofactors or by Lewis acid cocatalysis.

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