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Organocatalytic epoxidation and allylic oxidation of alkenes by molecular oxygen

Marina Petsi, Maria Orfanidou, Alexandros L. Zografos

Green Chemistry · 2021 · 33 citations · 58 references

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Abstract

A pseudodipeptide is enough to initiate the reduction of dioxygen to a powerful oxidant. How to control it is now in your hands for achieving highly chemoselective epoxidation and allylic oxidation of electron-rich alkenes.

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