Efficient routes to cyclic 2,3-epoxyalcohols from cycloalkenyl ketones, via cycloalkenyl alcohols

The first practical method for asymmetric epoxidation

Tsutomu Katsuki, K. Barry Sharpless · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1980 · 2.6K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry +5

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

Victor S. Martı́n, Scott S. Woodard, Tsutomu Katsuki et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1981 · 774 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +8

High stereo- and regioselectivities in the transition metal catalyzed epoxidations of olefinic alcohols by tert-butyl hydroperoxide

K. Barry Sharpless, Robert Michaelson · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1973 · 739 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +8

Stereoselective epoxidations of acyclic allylic alcohols by transition metal-hydroperoxide reagents. Synthesis of dl-C18 Cecropia juvenile hormone from farnesol

Shin Tanaka, Hisashi Yamamoto, Hitosi Nozaki et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1974 · 179 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +7

Stereoselective epoxidation of hydroxyenones. The synthesis of the sidechain of clerocidin

Mark Bailey, István E. Markó, W. David Ollis et al. · Tetrahedron Letters · 1990 · 78 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +6