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ChemInform Abstract: β-Peptides as Catalysts: Poly-β-leucine as a Catalyst for the Julia—Colonna Asymmetric Epoxidation of Enones.
First published: 22 May 2010
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Poly-β-leucines are evaluated as catalysts for the Julia—Colonna asymmetric epoxidation of enones. Poly-β3-leucine is found to catalyze the epoxidation of (E)-α,β-enones with significant enantioselectivity (up to 70% e.e.).
