title: Highly selective epoxidation of styrene using a transition metal-aluminium(III) complex containing the [MeAl(2-py)3]- anion (2-py = 2-pyridyl).
abstract: The reactions of [MeAl(2-py)3Li.thf] (1) with FeCl2 or Cp2Mn in toluene-thf give simple access to the Group 13-transition metal heterometallic complexes [{MeAl(2-py)3}2M][M = Fe (2), Mn (3)]; complex has been shown to be a highly selective styrene epoxidation catalyst in air.
authors.affiliation: University of Cambridge, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK CB2 1EW.
authors.forename: Carmen Soria
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Simon M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Humphrey
authors.forename: Alexander D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hopkins
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kowenicki
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McPartlin
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Layfield
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raja
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Woods
authors.forename: Dominic S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Wright