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Chiral Ketone and Iminium Catalysts for Olefin Epoxidation

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Organo-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation has received much attention in the past 30 years and significant progress has been made for various types of olefins. This review will cover the advancement made in the field of chiral ketone and chiral iminium salt-catalyzed epoxidations.

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Wong, O.A., Shi, Y. (2010). Chiral Ketone and Iminium Catalysts for Olefin Epoxidation. In: List, B. (eds) Asymmetric Organocatalysis. Topics in Current Chemistry, vol 291. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02815-1_16

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