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Epoxidation of (E,E)-Cinnamylideneacetophenones Using Salen Mn(III) as Catalyst

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Summary:Salen Mn(III) complexes are efficient and practical catalysts for the epoxidation of various α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. Among common oxidants used are iodosylbenzene, sodium hipochlorite, oxone, peracids and dimethyldioxirane [1]. Although the epoxidation of cinnamylideneacetophenones have already been reported in literature (by Julia’s epoxidation using hydrogen peroxide as oxidant [2] and by oxidation with dimethyldioxirane [3]), no studies were performed using these kind of salen Mn(III) complexes as catalysts. On these basis, we developed a study on the epoxidation of cinnamylideneacetophenones 1, catalyzed by commercially available Jacobsen’s catalyst [salen Mn(III)] and using iodosylbenzene and hydrogen peroxide as oxidants. Several experimental conditions have been used and the γ,δ-monoepoxides 2 and, in same cases, the diasteriomeric mixture of α,β:γ,δ-diepoxides 3 have been obtained. In this communication, we report the synthetic details and structural characterisation of the mono 2 and diepoxides 3 obtained.
Main Authors:Santos, Clementina M.M.
Other Authors:Silva, Artur; Cavaleiro, José; Patonay, Támas; Lévai, Albert
Subject:Cinnamylideneacetophenones Salen catalyst Epoxidation Iodosylbenzene Hydrogen peroxide NMR spectroscopy
Year:2006
Country:Portugal
Document type:conference output
Access type:open access
Associated institution:Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
Language:English
Origin:Biblioteca Digital do IPB

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