Highly selective epoxidation of styrene using a transition metal-aluminium(III) complex containing the [MeAl(2-py)3]- anion (2-py = 2-pyridyl).
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.
Alvarez
Carmen Soria
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University of Cambridge, Department of Chemistry, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK CB2 1EW.
García
Felipe
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Humphrey
Simon M
SM
Hopkins
Alexander D
AD
Kowenicki
Richard A
RA
McPartlin
Mary
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Layfield
Richard A
RA
Raja
Robert
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Rogers
Michael C
MC
Woods
Anthony D
AD
Wright
Dominic S
DS