One-pot construction of multi-substituted spiro-cycloalkanediones by an organocatalytic asymmetric epoxidation/semipinacol rearrangement

Authors :: Xiao-Ping Cao
Qing-Wei Zhang
Bao-Sheng Li
Yong-Qiang Tu
En Zhang
Fu-Min Zhang
Source :: Chemistry, an Asian journal. 6(9)
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: High stereoselectivity in an aqueous medium, the introduction of tri-oxygenated functional groups, and the efficient construction of at least two chiral centers are features of this transformation.

Subjects :: Aqueous medium
Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Enantioselective synthesis
Organic chemistry
Stereoselectivity
General Chemistry
Biochemistry
Semipinacol rearrangement

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