Co-reporter:Cody I. Sheppard, Jessica L. Taylor, and Sheryl L. Wiskur
Organic Letters 2011 Volume 13(Issue 15) pp:3794-3797
Publication Date(Web):June 29, 2011
DOI:10.1021/ol2012617
The nucleophilic small molecule catalyst (−)-tetramisole was found to catalyze the kinetic resolution of monofunctional secondary alcohols via enantioselective silylation. Optimization of this new methodology allows for selectivity factors up to 25 utilizing commercially available reagents and mild reaction conditions.