Mk. Gurjar et al., KINETIC RESOLUTION OF ARYL GLYCIDYL ETHERS - A PRACTICAL SYNTHESIS OFOPTICALLY PURE BETA-BLOCKER - S-METOPROLOL, Heterocycles, 48(7), 1998, pp. 1471-1476
Kinetic resolution of (+/-)-aryl glycidyl ethers using (R,R)-salen Co(
III)OAc and water provided enantiomerically pure arylglycidyl ether an
d 1-arylglycerol derivatives with high enantiomeric excess. Applicatio
n of this approach to (S)-metoprolol has been described.