Chemistry Letters · 1993 · 44 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCatalyst SynthesisCatalytic MechanismsReactive Oxygen SpeciesRedox CatalysisSupported CatalystsEpoxidationEpoxide FormationOlefin Reduction
Abstract In the presence of bis(3-methyl-2,4-pentanedionato)cobalt(II) complex catalyst, various trisubstituted olefins are smoothly monooxygenated into the corresponding epoxides in high yields under neutral conditions by the combined use of molecular oxygen and propionaldehyde diethyl acetal.
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Pierre Deslongchamps, Claude Moreau · Canadian Journal of Chemistry · 1971 · 98 citations