Cooperative effect by a hydroxy and ether oxygen in epoxidation with a peracid

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

376. Aspects of stereochemistry. Part I. Stereospecificity in formation of epoxides from cyclic allylic alcohols

H. B. Henbest, Robert A. Wilson · Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) · 1957 · 271 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry +5

Mechanism of the molybdenum and vanadium catalyzed epoxidation of olefins by alkyl hydroperoxides

A. O. CHONG, K. B. SHARPLESS · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1977 · 216 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +7

Synthetic studies on polyether antibiotics. 4. Total synthesis of monensin. 1. Stereocontrolled synthesis of the left half of monensin

Gerard M. Schmid, Tohru Fukuyama, Kazuaki Akasaka et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1979 · 164 citations

Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery +9

Synthetic studies on (2R,4'R,8'R)-.alpha.-tocopherol. An approach utilizing side chain synthons of microbiological origin

Noal Cohen, Wayne F. Eichel, Rocco J. Lopresti et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1976 · 146 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Bioorganic Chemistry +4