An expeditious approach for the synthesis of optically active acetylenic alcohols

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

Specific removal of o-methoxybenzyl protection by DDQ oxidation.

Yuji Oikawa, Tadao Yoshioka, Osamu Yonemitsu · Tetrahedron Letters · 1982 · 615 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +9

On the selectivity of deprotection of benzyl, mpm (4-methoxybenzyl) and dmpm (3,4-dimethoxybenzyl) protecting groups for hydroxy functions

Kiyoshi Horita, Tadao Yoshioka, Tatsuyoshi Tanaka et al. · Tetrahedron · 1986 · 509 citations

Pharmacy, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +5

Recent advances in catalytic asymmetric reactions promoted by transition metal complexes

Iwao Ojima, Núria Clos, Cecilia M. Bastos · Tetrahedron · 1989 · 226 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +15

Reduction of .alpha.,.beta.-acetylenic ketones with B-3-pinanyl-9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane. High asymmetric induction in aliphatic systems

M. Mark Midland, Deborah C. McDowell, Robert L. Hatch et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1980 · 194 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry +6