title: Efficient and selective peracetic Acid epoxidation catalyzed by a robust manganese catalyst.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Química, Campus de Montilivi, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Garcia-Bosch
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Company
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fontrodona
authors.forename: Xavi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ribas
authors.forename: Miquel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Costas