Structure and catalytic activity of some soluble polyethylene glycol–peptide conjugates

Soluble catalysts for the Juliá–Colonna asymmetric epoxidation reaction have been constructed in three different ways, using NH2-PEG-OMe as the support system: suitable solvents have been identified and it is shown that the degree of helicity of the conjugates correlates with the extent of conversion and (to a lesser extent) the enantioselectivity of epoxidation.