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. 2016 Aug 3;12:1647–1748. doi: 10.3762/bjoc.12.162

Table 6.

Asymmetric oxidation of 3-substituted cyclopentane-1,2-diones 87af with the Ti(O-iPr)4/(+)DET/t-BuOOH system.

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γ-Lactone acid R Yield, % ee, %

88a -CH3 75 93
88b -C2H5 72 93
88c -CH2-OBn 75 96
88d -Bn 83 96
88e -C6H5 38 86
88f 4-F-C6H4- 43 86