A Self-Assembled Molecular Cage for Substrate-Selective Epoxidation Reactions in Aqueous Media

作者:Kuijpers Petrus F; Otte Matthias; Duerr Maximilian; Ivanovic Burmazovic Ivana; Reek Joost N H; de Bruin Bas*
来源:ACS Catalysis, 2016, 6(5): 3106-3112.
DOI:10.1021/acscatal.6b00283

摘要

Encapsulation of a manganese porphyrin in a self-assembled molecular cage allows catalytic epoxidation of various substrates in 1:1 water/acetonitrile mixtures. The cage acts as a phase-transfer catalyst and creates a protective environment for the catalyst improving the stability. The encapsulated catalyst also allows discrimination between styrene derivatives of various sizes. In a direct competition experiment, the selectivity of the epoxidation reaction could be inverted with respect to a benchmark catalyst.

  • 出版日期2016-5