Ligand regulation for manganese-catalyzed enantioselective epoxidation of olefins without acid
Daqian Xu, Qiangsheng Sun, Jin Lin, Wei Sun
Abstract
A manganese-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation of olefins is developed under acid-free conditions. Mn<sup>IV</sup>O species serves as an active species.
Topics & Concepts
Enantioselective synthesisLigand (biochemistry)ManganeseCatalysisChemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryBiochemistryReceptorMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation MechanismsPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryOxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions