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Enantioselective Acylation of Secondary Alcohols Catalyzed by Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

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posted on 2005-03-31, 00:00 authored by Taichi Kano, Kouji Sasaki, Keiji Maruoka
The synthetic utility of chiral N-heterocyclic carbenes, which have been used mainly in transition metal-catalyzed reactions as a ligand, was demonstrated by the enantioselective acylation of secondary alcohols.

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