Novel stereochemical feature of epoxidation with hydrogen peroxide–tris(acetylacetonato)iron(III) system
Abstract
trans-Epoxide is obtained as the major product in the reaction of hydrogen peroxide–tris(acetylacetonato) iron(III) system with both cis and trans-olefins such as stilbene, octadecenol, and the methyl ester of unsaturated higher fatty acids.