The Growing Impact of Titanocene(III)-Mediated Radical Epoxide Opening on the Synthesis of Natural Products

Title: The Growing Impact of Titanocene(III)-Mediated Radical Epoxide Opening on the Synthesis of Natural Products

Volume: 3 Issue: 1

Author(s): J. M. Cuerva, J. Justicia, J. L. Oller-Lopez, B. Bazdi and J. E. Oltra

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Keywords: Epoxides, titanocene, free radicals, synthetic methods, natural products

Abstract: This review describes recent developments in the homolytic ring opening of epoxides mediated and catalysed by titanocene(III) complexes, with special emphasis on their applications for the synthesis of natural products.

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Cuerva M. J., Justicia J., Oller-Lopez L. J., Bazdi B. and Oltra E. J., The Growing Impact of Titanocene(III)-Mediated Radical Epoxide Opening on the Synthesis of Natural Products, Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry 2006; 3 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157019306775474158