Chemical Communications 2001-11-21

beta-peptides as catalysts: poly-beta-leucine as a catalyst for the Juliá-Colonna asymmetric epoxidation of enones.

P E Coffey, K H Drauz, S M Roberts, J Skidmore, J A Smith

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) (22) , 2330-1, (2001)

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Abstract

Poly-beta-leucines have been evaluated as catalysts for the Juliá-Colonna asymmetric epoxidation of enones; the beta 3-isomer was found to be an effective catalyst for the epoxidation of chalcone (70% ee) and some analogues.

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