Cobalt tetraarylporphyrin-catalysed epoxidation of alkenes by dioxygen and 2-methylpropanal under fluorous biphasic conditions

Abstract

The aerobic epoxidation of alkenes with 2-methylpropanal can be carried out under fluorous biphasic conditions, in the presence of the perfluorocarbon soluble cobalt complex of tetraarylporphyrin 3 as catalyst.

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