<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Nalla, Viswanadh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mujahid, Mohammad</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Sasikumar, Murugesan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Mujumdar, Prashant</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Muthukrishnan, Murugan</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Efficient synthesis of optically active herbicide (S)-metolachlor via reductive ring opening of 2-methoxymethylaziridine</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arkivoc</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Aziridine</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Epoxide</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Epoxide ring opening</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">herbicide synthesis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Metolachlor</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2023</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">JUL</style></date></pub-dates></dates><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;An efficient synthesis of a well known chiral herbicide, (S)-metolachlor has been described using 2methoxymethylaziridine ring formation and reductive ring opening as key steps using commercially available (R)-epichlorohydrin. The present protocol delivers the required enantiomer of metolachlor in overall yield of 50.8% and high enantiopurity (&amp;gt;99%).&lt;/p&gt;
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