Asymmetric epoxidation with a photoactivated [Ru(salen)] complex

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 3776-3782

  Nakata, Kenya ^a   Takeda, Tsuyoshi ^a   Mihara, Jun ^a   Hamada, Tetsuya ^a   Irie, Ryo ^a   Katsuki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Epoxidation; N,O ligands; Photoactivation; Ruthenium; Salen

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CATALYSTS; IRRADIATION; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS; STOICHIOMETRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

PHOTOIRRADIATION;

OLEFINS;

(NITROSYL)(SALEN)RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; 2,6 DICHLOROPYRIDINE N OXIDE; ALKENE; BENZENE; EPOXIDE; ETHER DERIVATIVE; OXIDIZING AGENT; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; SOLVENT; TETRAMETHYLPYRAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENANTIOMER; EPOXIDATION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; STOICHIOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0035801692     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20010903)7:17<3776::AID-CHEM3776>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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