Abstract
Several chiral Cu(II)-complexes of cyclic amino acids catalyse the enantioselective allylic oxidation of cyclohexene to cyclohexenyl esters. Cyclohexenyl propionate was obtained in 86% yield with e.e.'s up to 61%.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 661 - 664 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron-Asymmetry |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Mar-1995 |