Abstract
The enantioselective synthesis of the (R,R)- and (S,S)-enantiomers of 1 from commercially available 3-chlorocinnamic acid is reported. The Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation was used to establish the stereocenters in the synthesis of both enantiomers of 1.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2249-2256 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Asymmetry |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 13 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 4 2005 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:The authors (W.W.H., T.E.P.) thank the Biological Sciences Funding Program of the University of Iowa and (W.L.W.) the National Institute on Drug Abuse for financial support. W.L.W. is a recipient of National Institute on Drug Abuse grant K05-DA15343. The X-ray crystallographic work was supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, DHHS, and the Office of Naval Research. The authors also thank Vic Parcell and Lynn Teesch of the High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of Iowa for mass spectral analysis.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry