A biomimetic iron catalyst for the epoxidation of olefins with molecular oxygen at room temperature

K Schröder, B Join, AJ Amali, K Junge…

Index: Schroeder, Kristin; Join, Benoet; Amali, Arlin Jose; Junge, Kathrin; Ribas, Xavi; Costas, Miquel; Beller, Matthias Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2011 , vol. 50, # 6 p. 1425 - 1429

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Abstract

The selective oxidation of organic compounds remains a challenging task fundamentally important to life, the environment, and synthetic chemistry. Requirements for modern oxidation methods include cheap and selective catalysts, high atom efficiency, and environmentally friendly oxidants. In this context, molecular oxygen, especially in form of air, is the most desirable oxidant.[1] However, efficient nonradical transformations using O2 ...