N-Alkyl lmidazoles as Effective Axial Ligands in the Aerobic Asymmetric Epoxidation of Unfunctionalized Olefins Catalyzed by Optically Active Manganese(III)-salen-type Complex
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Chemistry Letters
- Vol. 23 (3) , 527-530
- https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.1994.527
Abstract
N-Alkyl imidazoles are effective axial ligands to achieve highly enantioselective epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins by combined use of molecular oxygen and pivalaldehyde with optically active Mn(III)-salen-type complex catalysts. In the presence of N-alkyl imidazole, the epoxidation of 2,2-dimethylchromene proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding optically active epoxide in 92% enantiomeric excess.Keywords
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