Editing Sharpless epoxidation (section)

==Kinetic resolution==
The Sharpless epoxidation can also give [[kinetic resolution]] of a racemic mixture of secondary 2,3-epoxyalcohols. While the yield of a kinetic resolution process cannot be higher than 50%, the [[enantiomeric excess]] approaches 100% in some reactions.<ref>{{cite journal|author1=Kitano, Y. |author2=Matsumoto, T. |author3=Sato, F. |journal=[[Tetrahedron (journal)|Tetrahedron]]|year=1988|volume=44|pages= 4073–4086|doi=10.1016/S0040-4020(01)86657-6|title=A highly efficient kinetic resolution of γ- and β- trimethylsilyl secondary allylic alcohols by the sharpless asymmetric epoxidation|issue=13}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Martin, V.|author2=Woodard, S.|author3=Katsuki, T.|author4=Yamada, Y.|author5=Ikeda, M.|author6=Sharpless, K. B.|author6-link=K. Barry Sharpless |journal=[[J. Am. Chem. Soc.]]|year=1981|volume=103|pages= 6237–6240| doi=10.1021/ja00410a053|title=Kinetic resolution of racemic allylic alcohols by enantioselective epoxidation. A route to substances of absolute enantiomeric purity?|issue=20|bibcode=1981JAChS.103.6237M }}</ref>
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