Simple iron catalyst for terminal alkene epoxidation.
[reaction: see text] A mu-oxo-iron(III) dimer, [((phen)(2)(H(2)O)Fe(III))(2)(mu-O)](ClO(4))(4), is an efficient epoxidation catalyst for a wide range of alkenes, including terminal alkenes, using peracetic acid as the oxidant. Low catalyst loadings, in situ catalyst preparation from common reagents, fast reaction times (<5 min at 0 degrees C), and enhanced reaction performance at high substrate concentrations combine to create a temporally and synthetically efficient procedure for alkene epoxidation.
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Chemistry Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA.
Murphy
Andrew
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Stack
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D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*
D000475:Alkenes; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D007501:Iron