Abstract
Chiral (salen)manganese(III) complexes (3 and 4) were prepared and used for the enantioselective epoxidation of unfunctionalized olfefins. The highest enantioselectivity of 48% ee for the catalytic epoxidation of (E)-stilbene was realized by using 3 as a catalyst though much lower enantioselectivity (7% ee) was obtained for that of (E)-1-phenyl-1-propene. In the epoxidation of (Z)-olefins, enantioselectivities were in the range of 68-72% ee by using 3 as a catalyst and 60% ee by using 4.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1055-1058 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 18 1991 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry
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Irie, R., Noda, K., Ito, Y., & Katsuki, T. (1991). Enantioselective epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins using chiral (salen)manganese(III) complexes. Tetrahedron Letters, 32(8), 1055-1058. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)74486-8