An improved version of the Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation

The osmium-catalyzed asymmetric dihydroxylation: a new ligand class and a process improvement

K. Barry Sharpless, Willi M. Amberg, Youssef L. Bennani et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1992 · 1.5K citations

Osmium-catalyzed Asymmetric Dihydroxylation, Engineering, Biochemistry +14

Catalytic asymmetric dihydroxylation of tetrasubstituted olefins

K. Morikawa, Jeonghan Park, Pher G. Andersson et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1993 · 162 citations

Catalytic Asymmetric Dihydroxylation, Engineering, Alkene Metathesis +12

Atom-Efficient Oxidation of Alkenes with Molecular Oxygen: Synthesis of Diols

Christian Döbler, Gerald Mehltretter, Matthias Beller · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 1999 · 138 citations

Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Chemistry +16

A major improvement in the osmium catalyzed vicinal hydroxylation of olefins by tert-butyl hydroperoxide

Kageyasu Akashi, Robert E. Palermo, K. Barry Sharpless · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1978 · 110 citations

Chemical Measurement, Engineering, Major Improvement +13

Short and practical syntheses of(R)-(−)-carnitine and (R)-(−)-γ-amino-β-hydroxybutyric acid (GABOB)

Hartmuth C. Kolb, Youssef L. Bennani, K. Barry Sharpless · Tetrahedron Asymmetry · 1993 · 80 citations

Bioorganic Chemistry, Practical Syntheses, Pharmacology +2