New insights in the mechanism of amine catalyzed epoxidation: Dual role of protonated ammonium salts as both phase transfer catalysts and activators of Oxone

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 125, Issue 25, 2003, Pages 7596-7601

  Aggarwal, Varinder K ^a   Lopin, Chrystel ^a   Sandrinelli, Franck ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYZED EPOXIDATION;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; HYDROGEN BONDS; OXIDATION; PROTONS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

1 PHENYLCYCLOHEXENE; 2 (DIPHENYLMETHYL)PYRROLIDINE; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; AMINE; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; OXIDIZING AGENT; POTASSIUM DERIVATIVE; PYRROLIDINE DERIVATIVE; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIRALITY; EPOXIDATION; HYDROGEN BOND; OXIDATION; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING;

EID: 0038546766     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0289088     Document Type: Article

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