High-Performance Liquid Displacement Chromatography of Enantiomers on A Chiral Poly-L-Valyl-Based Stationary Phase

Polyamino acids as catalysts in asymmetric synthesis

The use of polyamino acids in asymmetric organic synthesis is reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on the asymmetric epoxidation of alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of polyalanine or polyleucine, and further transformations of the epoxide products.