Issue 32, 2008
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Chemical Communications

A chiral iron-sexipyridine complex as a catalyst for alkene epoxidation with hydrogen peroxide†

Ho-Lun Yeung,a   Kiu-Chor Sham,a   Chui-Shan Tsang,a   Tai-Chu Laua  and  Hoi-Lun Kwong*a  

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a Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Abstract

A chiral iron-sexipyridine complex–hydrogen peroxide mixture is a highly efficient catalytic system for styrene epoxidation with excellent reactivity (3 min, 95% yield) and chemoselectivity (98%).

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B804281K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Mar 2008
Accepted
22 May 2008
First published
02 Jul 2008

Chem. Commun., 2008, 3801-3803

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A chiral iron-sexipyridine complex as a catalyst for alkene epoxidation with hydrogen peroxide

H. Yeung, K. Sham, C. Tsang, T. Lau and H. Kwong, Chem. Commun., 2008, 3801 DOI: 10.1039/B804281K

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