Asymmetric organocatalysis in flow

This thesis is divided into two sections. In Section I, the desymmetrisation of a <i>meso-</i>cyclic anhydride was described. However, the transformation requires extremely low temperatures (-55°C) and a long reaction time (96 h) in order to achieve high enantioselectivity, which is not...

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Main Author: Jin, X.
Published: University of Cambridge 2010
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.605607