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An efficient enantioselective synthesis of florfenicol via a vanadium-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation
Li, Feng,Wang, Zhong-Hua,Zhao, Lei,Xiong, Fang-Jun,He, Qiu-Qin,Chen, Fen-Er
, p. 1337 - 1341 (2011/11/29)
An efficient and highly enantioselective synthesis of florfenicol 1 was achieved with 37% overall yield starting from commercially available 4-methylthiobenzaldehyde. A key feature of the synthesis is the vanadium-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation of allylic alcohol 5 with aq tert-butyl hydroperoxide to form (2S,3S)-epoxide 6.