A Unique Binaphthyl Strapped Iron–Porphyrin Catalyst for the Enantioselective Epoxidation of Terminal Olefins

Abstract
A new chiral binaphthyl‐strapped iron–porphyrin 4 b that exhibits unprecedented catalytic activity toward the enantioselective epoxidation of terminal olefins was synthesized. Typical enantiomeric excesses (ee) of 90 % were measured with a maximum of 97 % for the epoxidation of styrene, whereas the turnover numbers (TON) averaged 16 000.

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