Enantioselective Organocatalytic Epoxidation Driven by Electrochemically Generated Percarbonate and Persulfate

Abstract

Abstract An organocatalytic asymmetric epoxidation reaction using iminium salt catalysts is described, in which the stoichiometric persulfate oxidant is generated electrochemically. This system offers comparable ee s to the use of commercially available persulfate. Electrochemically generated percarbonate ion is also a successful and novel oxidant system for use with iminium salts.