Pure Appl. Chem., 2001, Vol. 73, No. 7, pp. 1113-1116
doi:10.1351/pac200173071113
Applications of "planar-chiral" heterocycles in asymmetric catalysis*
Gregory C. Fu
Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Abstract:
Planar-chiral derivatives of pyridine function as efficient catalysts for processes such as the kinetic resolution of primary amines and the desymmetrization/ring-opening of meso epoxides. Planar-chiral pyrrolyl and phospholyl derivatives serve as effective chiral ligands for a range of metal-catalyzed reactions, including the copper-catalyzed ring-expansion of oxetanes and the rhodium-catalyzed isomerization of allylic alcohols.
All articles from the 38th IUPAC Congress/World Chemistry Congress 2001, Brisbane, Australia, 1–6 July 2001.