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Free keywords:
asymmetric catalysis;
2-cyclopentenones;
epoxidation;
organocatalysis;
Weitz–Scheffer epoxidation
Abstract:
The first highly efficient asymmetric epoxidation of 2-cyclopentenones has been developed. Using a newly designed and readily available Cinchona amine catalyst, 2-cyclopentenones are reacted with hydrogen peroxide to give the corresponding epoxycyclopentanones in high yields and excellent enantioselectivities.
