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Origin of Enantioselectivity in CF<sub>3</sub>−PIP-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution of Secondary Benzylic Alcohols

Ximin Li, Peng Liu, K. N. Houk, Vladimir B. Birman

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2008 · 114 citations · 22 references

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Computational studies provide support for the involvement of intermolecular pi-interactions in the chiral recognition of secondary benzylic alcohols by the enantioselective acyl transfer catalyst CF3-PIP.

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