Asymmetric Epoxidation with H2O2 by Manipulating the Electronic Properties of Non-heme Iron Catalysts

作者:Cusso Olaf; Garcia Bosch Isaac; Ribas Xavi; Lloret Fillol Julio; Costas Miquel*
来源:Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013, 135(39): 14871-14878.
DOI:10.1021/ja4078446

摘要

A non-heme iron complex that catalyzes highly enantioselective epoxidation of olefins with H2O2 is described. Improvement of enantiomeric excesses is attained by the use of catalytic amounts of carboxylic acid additives. Electronic effects imposed by the ligand on the iron center are shown to synergistically cooperate with catalytic amounts of carboxylic acids in promoting efficient O-O cleavage and creating highly chemo- and enantioselective epoxidizing species which provide a broad range of epoxides in synthetically valuable yields and short reaction times.

  • 出版日期2013-10-2