Lithium BINOL Phosphate Catalyzed Desymmetrization of meso-Epoxides with Aromatic Thiols
Gajendrasingh Ingle, Michael G. Mormino and Jon C. Antilla*
*Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202
East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33620, United States, Email: jantilla
usf.edu
G. Ingle, M. G. Mormino, J. C. Antilla, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 5548-5551.
DOI: 10.1021/ol502527q
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Abstract
In a highly enantioselective method for desymmetrization of meso-epoxides with aromatic thiols, epoxide activation is achieved using metal BINOL phosphates. β-Hydroxyl sulfides are obtained in excellent yield and enantioselectivity for a broad scope of substrates.
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