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Title Photocatalytic Acetolysis of a-Epoxyketones
Type JournalPaper
Keywords Photocatalytic ring opening; a-epoxyketones; ,4,6-triphenylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate; acetolysis, diastereoselectivity
Abstract Photocatalytic ring opening of a-epoxyketones by 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate (TPT) in glacial acetic acid resulted in the formation of diastereomeric hydroxtester compounds. The presecne of additional substituents on the parent molecule affect the rate of ring opening.
Researchers Farzad Nikpour (Second Researcher), Hamid Reza Memarian (First Researcher)