The present studies describe our recent work on expanding the use of the Burgess
reagent and its reaction with oxiranes. Several new variants of the Burgess reagent and its
chiral auxiliary version were evaluated for ...
Iridium complexes with bidentate P,N ligands represent a class of catalysts that
significantly expand the application range of asymmetric hydrogenation. New substrate
classes, for which there have ...
The present thesis reviews the development of a formal enantiodivergent
synthesis of the (+)- and (-)-isomers of balanol. This approach commences from a
cis-dihydrodiol derived from the enzymatic ...
N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have undergone rapid development in recent years.
Due to their strong a-electron donation and structural variability properties, NHCs are
becoming a major class of ligands in organometallic ...
Part I - Fluorinated Compounds
A method has been developed for the extraction, concentration, and
determination of two unique fluorinated compounds from the sediments of Lake
Ontario. These compounds originated from a ...