Asymmetric catalytic oxidation

Asymmetric catalytic oxidation is a technique of oxidizing various substrates to give an enantiopure product using a catalyst.

Reactions

Jacobsen epoxidation of alkenes using manganese-salen complex and NaOCl
Sharpless epoxidation of allyl alcohols using titanium isopropoxide, diethyl tartrate, and tert-butyl hydroxyperoxide
Sharpless asymmetric dihydroxylation of alkenes using dihydroquinine or dihydroquinidine ligands on an osmium metal center
Sharpless oxyamination
Shi epoxidation of alkenes using oxone and a fructose-derived chiral catalyst
Sulfonyloxaziridine enolate oxidation

Concepts in asymmetric synthesis

Chirality types	Chirality Stereocenter Planar chirality Chiral ligand Axial chirality Supramolecular chirality Inherent chirality

Chiral molecules	Stereoisomer Enantiomer Diastereomer meso compound racemic mixture Enantiomeric excess Diastereomeric excess

Analysis	Optical rotation Chiral derivatizing agents NMR spectroscopy of stereoisomers Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy of stereoisomers

Chiral resolution	Recrystallization Kinetic resolution Chiral column chromatography Diastereomeric recrystallization

Reactions	Asymmetric induction Chiral pool synthesis Chiral auxiliaries Asymmetric catalysis Organocatalysis Biocatalysis