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SUBMITTER: Huang K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3055923 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of organic chemistry 20110204 6
An enantioselective borane-mediated reduction of a variety of 2-haloketones with 10% spiroaminoborate ester 1 as catalyst is described. By a simple basic workup of 2-halohydrins, optically active epoxides are obtained in high yield and with excellent enantiopurity (up to 99% ee). Ring-opening of oxiranes with phenoxides or sodium azide is investigated under different reaction conditions affording nonracemic 1,2-hydroxy ethers and 1,2-azido alcohols with excellent enantioselectivity (99% ee) and ...[more]