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Remarkable increase in the rate of the catalytic epoxidation of electron deficient styrenes through the addition of Sc(OTf)3 to the MnTMTACN catalyst.

Watkinson

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Watkinson



Abstract

The effect of Lewis acids on the catalytic activity of [Mn2(µ-O)3(TMTACN)2](PF6)2 in the epoxidation of styrenes using hydrogen peroxide as the oxidant has shown that the addition of Sc(OTf)3 at low catalytic loading results in a very significant increase in the efficiency of the catalyst and a reduction of the reaction time to only 3 minutes in most cases.

Acceptance Date Jan 12, 2018
Publication Date Feb 11, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Chemical Communications
Print ISSN 1359-7345
Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry
Pages 1461 -1464
DOI https://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC09698D
Publisher URL http://doi.org/10.1039/C7CC09698D