Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Epoxidation of Acyclic β-Trifluoromethyl-β,β-Disubstituted Enones by Hydrogen Peroxide with a Pentafluorinated Quinidine-Derived Phase-Transfer Catalyst
efficient catalytic asymmetric epoxidation of β‐trifluoromethyl‐β,β‐disubstituted unsaturated ketones has been achieved by a pentafluorine‐substituted phase‐transfer catalyst with hydrogenperoxide (30%). Thus, the β‐trifluoromethyl‐α,β‐epoxy ketones with a quaternary carbon centre were obtained in excellent diastereoselectivities (up to 100:1 dr) and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99.7% ee). Low catalyst