Molecular recognition in asymmetric counteranion catalysis: understanding chiral phosphate-mediated desymmetrization
We describe the first theoretical study of a landmark example of chiral anion phase-transfer catalysis: the enantioselective ring-opening of meso-aziridinium and episulfonium cations promoted by asymmetric counteranion-directed catalysis (ACDC). The mechanism of ion-pairing, ring-opening, and cataly...
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American Chemical Society
2017
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