title: Heterogeneous fullerene-supported osmium tetroxide catalyst for the cis-dihydroxylation of olefins.
abstract: We report on the activity of fullerene-supported OsO(4) catalysts in the achiral dihydroxylation of olefins using N-methylmorpholine N-oxide as co-oxidant. The fullerene-supported OsO(4) catalysts can selectively dihydroxylate olefins with conversions up to 95% after 48 h without leaching, and the catalysts can be recovered and recycled several times.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0744, USA.
authors.forename: Laura L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lazarus
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Brutchey