An efficient protocol for Sharpless-style racemic dihydroxylation
Abstract
Racemic dihydroxylation of alkenes is efficiently accomplished with catalytic osmium (added as OsCl3), stoichiometric K3Fe(CN)6 and quinuclidine under conditions similar to those of the Sharpless asymmetric hydroxylation.
- This article is part of the themed collection: In memory of Stuart Warren