Solvent-Free Asymmetric Anhydride Opening in a Ball Mill ...
2007-2-10 · The mechanochemical technique of ball milling has been applied to the asymmetric opening of meso-anhydrides, mediated by the cinchona alkaloid quinidine. A simple workup procedure affords the products, optically active dicarboxylic acid monoesters, in high yields, with up to 64% ee. With most substrates no column chromatography was needed. A range of