The use of glycoside uloses in asymmetric epoxidation.

by Yeung Kwan Wing.Thesis submitted in: 2002.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-73).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Contents --- p.iAcknowledgement --- p.iiAbstract --- p.iiiAbbreviation --- p.vChapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1Chapter 1-1 --- Background --- p.1Chapter 1-2 --- Sharpless Epoxidation --- p.2Chapter 1-3 --- Mn-Salen Complexes for Epoxidation --- p.4Chapter 1-4 --- Oxaziridinium Salts --- p.6Chapter 1-5 --- Dioxiranes --- p.7Chapter 1-6 --- Asymmetric Epoxidation by Dioxirane --- p.11Chapter 2. --- Results and Discussion --- p.28Chapter 2-1 --- C-Glycoside Ulose Catalyst derived from L-arabinose --- p.28Chapter 2-2 --- Dioxirane epoxidation catalyzed by L-arabino-4-uloses --- p.30Chapter 3. --- Experimental Section --- p.51Chapter 4. --- References --- p.68Chapter 5. --- Appendix --- p.7