Chiral oligoethylene glycol

Chiral oligoethylene glycols are oligoethylene glycols that have BINOL-based chiral backbones. These compounds are used in asymmetric catalysis as multifunctional chiral cation-binding catalysts.[1] These compounds are also known as chiral anion generators.[2]

Chiral oligoethyleneglycol catalyst
Structure of a common class of BINOL-derived chiral oligoethylene glycols. Catalysts of this type are also known as Song’s chiral oligoEG catalysts (after Choong Eui Song). Common examples of X include X = I, CF3).

References

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  1. ^ Jadhav, Amol P.; Park, Sang Yeon; Lee, Ji-Woong; Yan, Hailong; Song, Choong Eui (2021-12-07). "Cooperative Asymmetric Cation-Binding Catalysis". Accounts of Chemical Research. 54 (23): 4319–4333. doi:10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00400. ISSN 0001-4842.
  2. ^ Bethany, Halford (2010). "Chiral Fluoride' Separates Alcohols". Chemical & Engineering News. Vol. 88, no. 42. p. 27.