Chiral azaarenes hold critical importance in pharmaceutical research due to their significant impact on drug efficacy and selectivity. Herein, the authors report the synthesis of chiral α-azaheteroaryl oxiranes via catalytic enantioselective epoxidation of alkenyl aza-heteroarenes using chiral phosphoric acid and hydrogen peroxide.
- Hao-Chen Wen
- Wei Chen
- Bin Mao