Catalyst for the conversion of olefins to chiral epoxides in high enantiomeric excess.
Pharmaceutically important, single enantiomer amino alcohols are efficiently produced from the corresponding chiral epoxide by acid or base-catalyzed epoxide ring-opening reactions.
Asymmetric Kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols in water.
Enantioselective Reformatsky reaction with ketones.
Salen molecules and their metal complexes have been a cornerstone in the field of catalysis and material science for decades. The chemistry of salen ligands, characterized by their tetradentate coordination environment, provides a versatile platform for developing catalysts with various metal centers, thereby influencing their activity, selectivity, and stability.