Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan

Mechanisms for (Porphinato) manganese (III)-Catalyzed Oxygenation and Reduction of Styrenes in Benzene-Ethanol Containing Sodium Borohydride.

M Takeuchi, K Kano

Index: Takeuchi, Masayuki; Kano, Koji Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 1994 , vol. 67, # 6 p. 1726 - 1733

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Abstract

1-Phenylethanol, acetophenone, 2, 3-diphenylbutane, and ethylbenzene are produced in the (porphinato) manganese (III)-catalyzed reaction of styrene with NaBH 4 in aerobic benzene–ethanol. Chloro (5, 10, 15, 20-tetraphenylporphinato) manganese (III)([Mn III Cl (tpp)]) and chloro [5, 10, 15, 20-tetrakis (2, 4, 6-trimethylphenyl) porphinato] manganese (III)([Mn III Cl (tmp)]) have been used as the catalysts. It is suggested that the [Mn III (tpp)]- ...