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649309

(S)-(−)-2-Methyl-CBS-oxazaborolidine

≥95%

Synonym(s):

(S)-2-methyl-CBS-oxazaborolidine, (S)-CBS reagent, (S)-Me-CBS, (S)-Methyl-CBS

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C18H20BNO
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
277.17
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352005
MDL number:
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Product Name

(S)-(−)-2-Methyl-CBS-oxazaborolidine, ≥95%

InChI

1S/C18H20BNO/c1-19-20-14-8-13-17(20)18(21-19,15-9-4-2-5-10-15)16-11-6-3-7-12-16/h2-7,9-12,17H,8,13-14H2,1H3/t17-/m0/s1

SMILES string

CB1OC(C2CCCN12)(c3ccccc3)c4ccccc4

InChI key

VMKAFJQFKBASMU-KRWDZBQOSA-N

assay

≥95%

form

solid

functional group

phenyl

Quality Level

Application

The CBS (Corey-Bakshi-Shibata) oxazaborolidine catalyst has been used in the asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones. Other applications include the enantioselective synthesis of α-hydroxy acids, α-amino acids, C2-symmetrical ferrocenyl diols, and propargyl alcohols.

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves


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Corey, E. J. et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 109, 5551-5551 (1987)
Singh, V. K.
Synthesis, 605-605 (1992)
Cliff R Baar et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 126(26), 8216-8231 (2004-07-01)
A series of enantiopure C1-symmetric metallocenes, [(SiMe2)2[eta5-C5H(CHMe2)2][eta5-C5H2((S)-CHMeCMe3)]]ZrCl2, (S)-2, [(SiMe2)2[eta5-C5H(CHEt2)2][eta5-C5H2((S)-CHMeCMe3)]]ZrCl2, (S)-6, and [(SiMe2)2[eta5-C5HCy2][eta5-C5H2((S)-CHMeCMe3)]]ZrCl2, (S)-7 (Cy = cyclohexyl), zirconocene dichlorides that have an enantiopure methylneopentyl substituent on the "upper" cyclopentadienyl ligand, and diastereomerically pure precatalysts, [(SiMe2)2[eta5-C5H((S)-CHMeCy)(CHMe2)][eta5-C5H3]]ZrCl2, (S)-8a and (S)-8b, which have an
Sakai, T. et al.
Tetrahedron, 52, 233-233 (1996)
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 37, 1986-1986 (1998)

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we are pleased to offer both enatiomers of 2-methyl-CBS-oxazaborolidine as a dry reagent, in addition to our current offerings as a 1M solution in toluene.

Learn about the applications of chiral oxazaborolidinium ions (COBIs) as Lewis acid catalysts in different asymmetric reactions such as cyclopropanation, epoxidation, and radical reactions along with details of their catalytic action.

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