Manganese(II)/Picolinic Acid Catalyst System for Epoxidation of Olefins
Ross A. Moretti, J. Du Bois and T. Daniel P. Stack*
*Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford,
California 94305, United States, Email: stack
stanford.edu
R. A. Moretti, J. Du Bois, T. D. P. Stack, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 2528-2531.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b00518
Abstract
An in situ generated catalyst system based on Mn(CF3SO3)2, picolinic acid, and peracetic acid converts a broad scope of olefins to epoxides at 0 °C in <5 min. The reaction offers remarkable oxidant efficiency.
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