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SUBMITTER: Cao Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10901482 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cao Qun Q Diefenbach Martin M Maguire Calum C Krewald Vera V Muldoon Mark J MJ Hintermair Ulrich U
Chemical science 20240109 9
We report the development of a versatile Ru-porphyrin catalyst system which performs the aerobic epoxidation of aromatic and aliphatic (internal) alkenes under mild conditions, with product yields of up to 95% and turnover numbers (TON) up to 300. Water is shown to play a crucial role in the reaction, significantly increasing catalyst efficiency and substrate scope. Detailed mechanistic investigations employing both computational studies and a range of experimental techniques revealed that water ...[more]