Non-heme manganese complexes of C 1-symmetric N 4 ligands: Synthesis, characterization and asymmetric epoxidations of α, β-enones

B Wang, CX Miao, SF Wang, FE Kühn, CG Xia…

Index: Wang, Bin; Miao, Cheng-Xia; Wang, Shou-Feng; Kuehn, Fritz E.; Xia, Chun-Gu; Sun, Wei Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2012 , vol. 715, p. 9 - 12

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Abstract

A series of proline-derived C1-symmetric chiral tetradentate N ligands and their manganese complexes have been synthesized and characterized. Their applications in enantioselective epoxidations of α, β-enones were explored reaching good yields and up to 71% ee at room temperature.