Photocatalytic asymmetric epoxidation of <i>trans</i>-stilbene with manganese–porphyrin/graphene-oxide nanocomposite and molecular oxygen: axial ligand effect
Elahe Ahadi, Hassan Hosseini‐Monfared, Alex Spieß, Christoph Janiak
Abstract
An efficient, visible light-driven manganese–porphyrin photocatalyst was developed for the asymmetric epoxidation of <italic>trans</italic>-stilbene by molecular oxygen under mild conditions.
Topics & Concepts
PorphyrinManganesePhotochemistryLigand (biochemistry)PhotocatalysisCatalysisMolecular oxygenOxideNanocompositeChemistryGrapheneOxygenMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryNanotechnologyBiochemistryReceptorPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and ApplicationsAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques