A new process for the enantioselective synthesis of chiral α-aryloxy- and α-hydroxy acids

Highly enantioselective borane reduction of ketones catalyzed by chiral oxazaborolidines. Mechanism and synthetic implications

E. J. Corey, Raman K. Bakshi, Saizo Shibata · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1987 · 1.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +10

A stable and easily prepared catalyst for the enantioselective reduction of ketones. Applications to multistep syntheses

E. J. Corey, Raman K. Bakshi, Saizo Shibata et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1987 · 864 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +15

An efficient and catalytically enantioselective route to (S)-(-)-phenyloxirane

E. J. Corey, Saizo Shibata, Raman K. Bakshi · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1988 · 394 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +6

A new system for catalytic enantioselective reduction of achiral ketones to chiral alcohols. Synthesis of chiral α-hydroxy acids

E. J. Corey, Raman K. Bakshi · Tetrahedron Letters · 1990 · 259 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry +12

A general, catalytic, and enantioselective synthesis of .alpha.-amino acids

E. J. Corey, John O. Link · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1992 · 258 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +9