Regiodivergent Desymmetrization of meso-4,5-Epoxycyclohex-1-ene

J Org Chem. 2024 Dec 26. doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c02214. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Herein, we report a regiodivergent desymmetrization of meso-4,5-epoxycyclohex-1-ene, which results in the formation of two enantioenriched structural isomers with high enantioselectivity from a single compound using a single chiral catalyst.