Regio- and stereoselective ring opening of epoxy alcohols with organoaluminium compounds leading to 1,2-diols

The first practical method for asymmetric epoxidation

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Kinetic resolution of racemic allylic alcohols by enantioselective epoxidation. A route to substances of absolute enantiomeric purity?

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Synthesis of saccharides and related polyhydroxylated natural products. 1. Simple alditols

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Stereocontrolled synthesis of D-pentitols, 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-pentitols and 2-deoxy-D-pentitols from D-glyceraldehyde acetonide

N. MINAMI, Soo S. Ko, Yoshito Kishi · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1982 · 224 citations

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Synthesis of saccharides and related polyhydroxylated natural products. 2. Simple deoxyalditols

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