Cyclic sulfites are a powerful tool in the control of the stereoselectivity of adjacent chiral diols, being considered very versatile electrophilic synthons, synthetically equivalent or superior to ...

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The characteristic disulfide bonds provide great stability against physical conditions, such as temperature and pH. In addition, the cyclic arrangement of the backbone along with the knotted ...