Ruben L. H. Andringa, Marijn Jonker and Adriaan J. Minnaard
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2022,20, 2200-2204
DOI:
10.1039/D2OB00168C,
Communication
With a CoIII(salen)OTs catalyst, dibenzyl phosphate ring-opens a variety of terminal epoxides with excellent regio-selectively and yields up to 85%. The reaction is used in a highly efficient synthesis of enantiopure mixed-diacyl phosphatidic acids, including a photoswitchable phosphatidic acid mimic.