RECENT PROGRESS TOWARDS THE UNDERSTANDING OF METAL-SALEN CATALYZED ASYMMETRIC ALKENE EPOXIDATION

Authors
DALTON CT RYAN KM WALL VM BOUSQUET C GILHEANY DG
Citation
Ct. Dalton et al., RECENT PROGRESS TOWARDS THE UNDERSTANDING OF METAL-SALEN CATALYZED ASYMMETRIC ALKENE EPOXIDATION, Topics in catalysis, 5(1-4), 1998, pp. 75-91
Citations number
116
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Physical","Chemistry Applied
Journal title
Topics in catalysis → ACNP
ISSN journal
10225528
Volume
5
Issue
1-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
75 - 91
Database
ISI
SICI code
1022-5528(1998)5:1-4<75:RPTTUO>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The history of the development of useful catalyst systems for the asym metric epoxidation of alkenes is described. An overview is presented o f the present state of understanding of the mechanism of the most succ essful catalysts to date, metal-salen complexes. Recent results from t he chromium-salen series are presented and their implications for the mechanism are discussed.