| Literature DB >> 22790118 |
Zachary X Giustra1, Kian L Tan.
Abstract
Glycerol is an ideal building block for the synthesis of complex molecules, because it is inexpensive and highly functionalized. We report the desymmetrization of glycerol through silyl transfer, using a chiral organic catalyst in high yield and enantioselectivity.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 22790118 PMCID: PMC3633631 DOI: 10.1039/c2cc33633b
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222