Asymmetric epoxidation with a photoactivated [Ru (salen)] complex

…, T Takeda, J Mihara, T Hamada, R Irie…

Index: Nakata, Kenya; Takeda, Tsuyoshi; Mihara, Jun; Hamada, Tetsuya; Irie, Ryo; Katsuki, Tsutomu Chemistry - A European Journal, 2001 , vol. 7, # 17 p. 3776 - 3782

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Abstract

Abstract (Nitrosyl)(salen) ruthenium (II) complex 1 was found to serve as an efficient catalyst for the epoxidation of conjugated olefins under photoirradiation, with 2, 6-dichloropyridine N- oxide (2) or tetramethylpyrazine N, N′-dioxide as a stoichiometric oxidant. High enantioselectivity was achieved irrespective of the substitution pattern of olefins. The choice of solvent depends on stability of the resulting epoxides: high enantioselectivity is ...