[EN] PROCESSES FOR HIGHLY ENANTIO-AND DIASTEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF ACYCLIC EPOXY ALCOHOLS AND ALLYLIC EPOXY ALCOHOLS<br/>[FR] PROCEDES DE SYNTHESE HAUTEMENT ENANTIOSELECTIVE ET DIASTEREOSELECTIVE D'EPOXYALCOOLS ACYCLIQUES ET D'EPOXYALCOOLS ALLYLIQUES
申请人:UNIV PENNSYLVANIA
公开号:WO2005087755A1
公开(公告)日:2005-09-22
The inventive subject matter relates to novel processes for making an epoxy alcohol from an aldehyde, comprising the steps of: (a) adding (i) an organozinc compound or (ii) divinylzinc compound and an diorganozinc compound to said aldehyde in the presence of a first catalyst to form an allylic alkoxide compound; and (b) epoxidizing said allylic alkoxide compound in the presence of an oxidant and a second catalyst.