Enantioselective Desymmetrization of meso-Decalin Diallylic Alcohols by a New Zr-Based Sharpless AE Process: A Novel Approach to the Asymmetric Synthesis of Polyhydroxylated Celastraceae Sesquiterpene Cores AE=Asymmetric epoxidation. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the EPSRC for a QUOTA studentship (S.J.W.) and to Pfizer (Drs. Alan R. Brown and John P. Mathias) for financial support of this work
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2001 Feb 16;40(4):769-771.
doi: 10.1002/1521-3773(20010216)40:4<769::aid-anie7690>3.0.co;2-5.