Metalloporphyrins as New Catalysts in the Highly Regioselective Conversion of Epoxides to Halohydrins with Molecular Halogen

Abstract

The highly regioselective cleavage of epoxides by means of molecular iodine and bromine in the presence of metalloporphyrins affords vicinal iodohydrins and bromohydrins in high yields.

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