Chromium silicalite-2 (CrS-2): an efficient catalyst for the chemoselective epoxidation of alkenes with TBHP

R Joseph, M Sasidharan, R Kumar, A Sudalai…

Index: Joseph, Reni; Sasidharan, M.; Kumar, R.; Sudalai, A.; Ravindranathan, T. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1995 , # 13 p. 1341 - 1342

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Abstract

The epoxidation of alkenes constitutes one of the most useful reactions in organic synthesis because the epoxide group is readily opened to produce a 1,2-functionality in a stereospecific manner.' Traditionally, the direct conversion of an alkene into an oxirane can be achieved by organic peracids.2 However, alkyl hydroperoxides, especially tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP), in the presence of Mo, V, W or Ti complexes as catalysts, have assumed in recent ...