Synfacts 2008(11): 1169-1169  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083450
Metal-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis and Stereoselective Reactions
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Desymmetrization of 1,3-Diols Using a Dinuclear Zinc Catalyst

Contributor(s): Hisashi Yamamoto, Marina Naodovic
B. M. Trost*, S. Malhotra, T. Mino, N. S. Rajapaksa
Stanford University, USA
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Publication Date:
23 October 2008 (online)

Significance

The dinuclear zinc catalyst described in this report is one the most sophisticated solutions for a general and highly efficient asymmetric desymmetrization of meso-1,3-propanediols.