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Date of Patent
December 18, 2007
Patent Application Number
11081106
Date Filed
March 14, 2005
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Patent abstract
The present invention provides compounds and methods that can be used to convert the intermmediate halomethyl ketones (HMKs), e.g., chloromethyl ketones, to the corresponding S,S- and R,S-diastereomers. More particularly, the present invention provides: (1) reduction methods; (2) inversion methods; and (3) methods involving the epoxidation of alkenes. Using the various methods of the present invention, the R,S-epoxide and the intermediary compounds can be prepared reliably, in high yields and in high purity.
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