title: (Salen)Mn(III) Catalyzed Asymmetric Epoxidation Reactions by Hydrogen Peroxide in Water: A Green Protocol.
abstract: Enantioselective epoxidation reactions of some chosen reactive alkenes by a chiral Mn(III) salen catalyst were performed in H₂O employing H₂O₂ as oxidant and diethyltetradecylamine N-oxide (AOE-14) as surfactant. This procedure represents an environmentally benign protocol which leads to e.e. values ranging from good to excellent (up to 95%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy. fballistreri@unict.it.
authors.forename: Francesco Paolo
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Ballistreri
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy. gangemichiara@unict.it.
authors.forename: Chiara M A
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gangemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy. andrea.pappalardo@unict.it.|I.N.S.T.M. UdR of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy. andrea.pappalardo@unict.it.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pappalardo
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy. gtomaselli@unict.it.
authors.forename: Gaetano A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Tomaselli
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy. rmtoscano@unict.it.
authors.forename: Rosa Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Toscano
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy. giuseppe.trusso@unict.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trusso Sfrazzetto
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D005029:Ethylenediamines / Q000737:chemistry; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D005029:Ethylenediamines; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D014867:Water; C090577:N,N'-bis(salicylideneamino)ethane-manganese(II); D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide
keywords: enantioselectivity; epoxidation; hydrogen peroxide; jacobsen catalyst; water