Daily Archives: April 15, 2014
Protection of Carbonyl Groups
General Characteristics Carbonyl groups are generally protected as acetals under acidic conditions. Acetals are stable under reductive, basic, nucleophilic, and oxidizing (nonacidic) conditions. ...
Sharpless-Katsuki Asymmetric Epoxidation (Sharpless AE)
General Characteristics -The asymmetric epoxidation of allylic alcohols using catalytic Ti(OiPr)4, diethyl tartrate (DET), and t-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) is known as the Sharpless-Katsuki reaction. ...