Regioselective Isomerization of 2,3-Disubstituted Epoxides to Ketones: An Alternative to the Wacker Oxidation of Internal Alkenes
作者:Jessica R. Lamb、Michael Mulzer、Anne M. LaPointe、Geoffrey W. Coates
DOI:10.1021/jacs.5b10419
日期:2015.12.2
trans-alkenes followed by a mild and highly regioselective isomerization to give the major ketone isomers in 66-98% yield. Preliminary kinetics and isotopelabeling studies suggest epoxide ring opening as the turnover limiting step in our proposedmechanism. A similar catalytic system was applied to the kinetic resolution of select trans-epoxides to give synthetically useful selectivity factors of 17-23