title: Kinetics of chalcone oxidation by peroxide anion catalysed by poly-l-leucine.
abstract: An insight into the kinetics, mechanism and optimum reaction conditions of the Julia-Colonna epoxidation has been gained using a soluble polyleucine catalyst.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chimica del Riconoscimento Moleculare, CNR, Via Mario Bianco 9, 20131 Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carrea
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colonna
authors.forename: Alastair D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Meek
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ottolina
authors.forename: Stanley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions; D002384:Catalysis; D002599:Chalcone / Q000737:chemistry*; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D010545:Peroxides / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010455:Peptides; D010545:Peroxides; C027819:polyleucine; D002599:Chalcone