Theory rules out a [2 + 2] addition of osmium tetroxide to olefins as initial step of the dihydroxylation reaction

Ulrich Pidun, Christian Boehme, Gernot Frenking

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2817-2820
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume35
Issue number23-24
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ab initio calculations
  • Asymmetric dihydroxylation
  • Reaction mechanisms

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