A systematically varied series of conformationally restricted ketones, readily prepared from N-acetyl-D-glucosamine, were tested against representative olefins as asymmetric epoxidation catalysts showing useful selectivities against terminal olefins and, in particular, typically difficult 2,2-disubstituted terminal olefins.
                                    一系列系统变化的构象限制酮,很容易从 N-乙酰基-D-
氨基葡萄糖对作为不对称环氧化催化剂的代表性烯烃进行了测试,显示出对末端烯烃的有用选择性,特别是典型的难处理的 2,2-二取代末端烯烃。