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5.7: Problems and Reference

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    Problems:

    Complete the following transformations.

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    How will you prepare the following chiral ligands?

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    Complete the following reactions.

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    Predict the major products for the following reactions.

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    List three effective organo catalysts for the epoxidation of α,β -unsaturated ketones. Provide mechanism.

    List three effective organo catalysts for the epoxidation of α,β -unsaturated aldehydes. Provide mechanism.

    Complete the following reactions.

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    Describe chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed asymmetric Baeyer-Villiger oxidation.

    Complete the following reactions.

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    What product(s) would you expect from the following reactions?

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    Reference/Text Book

    1. I. Ojima, Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis , 3 rd ed., Wiley, New Jersey, 2010.

    2. M. B. Smith, Organic Synthesis , 2 nd edition, McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2004.

    • Ojima, Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis, VCH Publishers, Inc., New York 1993.


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