Epoxidation of olefins with H2O2 catalyzed by an electronegatively-substituted iron porphyrin complex in aprotic solvent

Chemistry Letters

Volumn , Issue 8, 1998, Pages 837-838

  Lee, Yoon Jung ^a   Goh, Yeong Mee ^a   Han, So Yeop ^a   Kim, Cheat ^b   Nam, Wonwoo ^a  

^a Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0001085924     PISSN: 03667022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1246/cl.1998.837     Document Type: Article

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