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A Catalytic Enantioselective Electron Transfer Reaction: Titanocene-Catalyzed Enantioselective Formation of Radicals frommeso-Epoxides
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Asymmetric CatalysisChemical EngineeringEngineeringRadical (Chemistry)Heterogeneous CatalysisOrganic ChemistryRadical ReactionElectron TransferCatalysisOrganometallic CatalysisChemistryMolecular CatalysisCatalyst ActivationHigh EnantioselectivityRadicals Frommeso-epoxidesEnantioselective SynthesisCatalytic SynthesisTitanocene-catalyzed Enantioselective Formation
A rationally designed titanium(III) catalyst allows the opening of epoxides with high enantioselectivity. This reaction [Eq. (1)] constitutes the first example of an enantioselective transition metal catalyzed radical reaction that proceeds by electron transfer.