Efficient and selective peracetic Acid epoxidation catalyzed by a robust manganese catalyst.
A manganese catalyst containing a tetradentate ligand derived from triazacyclononane exhibits high catalytic activity in epoxidation reactions using peracetic acid as oxidant. The system exhibits broad substrate scope and requires small (0.1-0.15 mol %) catalyst loading. The catalyst is remarkably selective toward aliphatic cis-olefins. Mechanistic studies point toward an electrophilic oxidant delivering the oxygen atom in a concerted step.
Garcia-Bosch
Isaac
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Departament de Química, Campus de Montilivi, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Company
Anna
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Fontrodona
Xavier
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Ribas
Xavi
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Costas
Miquel
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