Abstract
5-Pyrimidyl alkanol with an enantiomeric excess of up to 96% was formed using chiral epoxides as a chiral initiator in the enantioselective addition of diisopropylzinc to pyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde, in conjunction with asymmetric autocatalysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3699-3701 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Asymmetry |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 23 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Nov 29 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry