Selectivity in the oxidation of limonene by amphiphilized metalloporphyrins in micellar media

The weak interactions responsible for the aggregation and organization of m icellar aggregates have been shown to control the regioselectivity of the e poxidation of limonene catalyzed by manganese porphyrins toward the endo do uble bond. The same reaction carried out in the presence of aggregates form ed by sodium N-dodecanoyl-L-prolinate has shown the same regioselectivity, a selectivity toward the R enantiomer of limonene and a slight but signific ative stereoselectivity due to the organization of the molecular aggregates .