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DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083171
New Approach for Complete Reversal of Enantioselectivity Using a Single Chiral Source
Publication History
Publication Date:
16 October 2008 (online)

Abstract
Obtaining both enantiomers of a given compound in high enantiomeric excess is an attractive and important challenge, because it is often the case that each enantiomer exhibits different bioactivity. This review summarizes some approaches to realize complete reversal of enantioselectivity by changing various reaction conditions. Our new approach to achieve reversal of enantioselection in the enantioselective addition of diketene to aldehydes, affording optically active 5-hydroxy-3-keto esters in high optical yield using Schiff bases that contain an oxazoline moiety derived from l-serine, is also described.
1 Introduction
2 Reversal Based on the Nature of the Substituent
2.1 Control with Catalyst Substituent
2.2 Control with Substrate Substituent
3 Control with Central Metal
4 Reversal of Enantioselectivity by Changing Reaction Conditions
4.1 Control with Solvent
4.2 Control with Temperature
4.3 Control with Additives
4.4 Control with Other Factors
5 Recent Concepts for Reversal of Enantioselectivity
5.1 Asymmetric Addition of Readily Available Nucleophiles with Aldehydes
5.2 Enantioselectivity Reversal in Asymmetric Addition of Diketene with Aldehydes
6 Conclusions and Outlook
Key words
enantioselective reaction - chiral ligand - Schiff base - asymmetric C-C bond formation - oxazoline
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