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Asymmetric epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated ketones has been extensively studied and several important procedures have been developed in the last decade. This review addresses the most significant advances in asymmetric epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated ketones using proline-derived α,α-diarylprolinols as catalysts. Special attention has been paid to the enantioselective epoxidation of chalcones, α,β-unsaturated trifluoromethyl, trichloromethyl ketones and β,γ-unsaturated α-keto esters based on the reseach of our group.
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Zheng, C., Zhao, G. Asymmetric epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated ketones using α,α-diarylprolinols as catalysts. Chin. Sci. Bull. 55, 1712–1722 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-010-3129-0
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