@article { ISI:000237937900022,
	title = {Enantioselective synthesis of (-)-cytoxazone and (+)-epi-cytoxazone, novel cytokine modulators via sharpless asymmetric epoxidation and L-proline catalyzed mannich reaction},
	journal = {Tetrahedron},
	volume = {62},
	number = {24},
	year = {2006},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {5756-5762},
	publisher = {PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD},
	type = {Article},
	address = {THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>A short and efficient enantioselective synthesis of (-)-cytoxazone and its stereoisomer (+)-epi-cytoxazone, novel cytokine modulators, has been described with good yield and enantioselectivity. Ti-catalyzed Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation of allyl alcohol and L-proline catalyzed three-component Mannich reaction constitute the key steps in introducing stereogenicity into the molecule. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>},
	keywords = {aminohydroxylation, Asymmetric synthesis, epoxidation, Mannich reaction, Oxidation, Ozonolysis},
	issn = {0040-4020},
	doi = {10.1016/j.tet.2006.03.079},
	author = {Paraskar, Abhimanyu S. and Sudalai, Arumugam}
}
@article { ISI:000367722500058,
	title = {N-Heterocyclic carbene catalyzed oxidative coupling of alkenes/alpha-bromoacetophenones with aldehydes: a facile entry to alpha,beta-epoxy ketones},
	journal = {Angewandte Chemie-International Edition},
	volume = {54},
	number = {47},
	year = {2015},
	month = {NOV},
	pages = {14150-14153},
	publisher = {WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH},
	address = {POSTFACH 101161, 69451 WEINHEIM, GERMANY},
	abstract = {<p>{A novel, N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyzed direct oxidative coupling of styrenes with aldehydes has been described for the synthesis of alpha,beta-epoxy ketones in good yields. This unprecedented regioselective oxidative coupling employs NBS/DBU/DMSO (DBU = 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4. 0] undec-7-ene</p>},
	keywords = {aldehydes, epoxidation, N-heterocyclic carbenes, Oxidation, synthetic methods},
	issn = {1433-7851},
	doi = {10.1002/anie.201507363},
	author = {Reddi, Rambabu N. and Prasad, Pragati K. and Sudalai, Arumugam}
}
