Talk:Sharpless epoxidation
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It's unclear to me what determines the entatioselectivity of the reaction. Can someone clarify that a bit? Even from his article on Organic Syntheses, I can't seem to make it out. He's producing a 2S, 3S product, but can you produce a 2R, 3R product and if so, how?
- It's the asymmetric environment of the diethyl tartrate. I'll try to build on this article soon. ~K 20:00, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
- Wow! Thanks for the nearly instantaneous response. And sorry for not signing my previous post. I suspected it was the DET but I wasn't sure. -- Pdavis68 20:02, 26 November 2006 (UTC)