A. Armstrong, Belen Dominguez-Fernandez, Tomoki Tsuchiya
Jul 12, 2006
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Tetrahedron
Abstract
A series of 2-fluoro-8-oxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-ones are prepared and tested as catalysts for alkene epoxidation with Oxone®. These catalysts provide trans-stilbene oxide with up to 83% ee, but the highest ee value is obtained with the monofluorinated ketone 2: both 2,2- and 2,4-disubstituted catalysts afford epoxide of lower ee.