Titanium-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation of olefins with aqueous hydrogen peroxide: Remarkable effect of phosphate buffer on epoxide yield

Synlett

Volumn , Issue 15, 2007, Pages 2445-2447

  Shimada, Yuya ^a   Kondo, Shoichi ^a   Ohara, Yoshio ^a   Matsumoto, Kazuhiro ^b   Katsuki, Tsutomu ^b  

^a NISSAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asymmetric catalysis; Epoxidation; Green chemistry; Hydrogen peroxide; Titanium

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; TITANIUM;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; EPOXIDATION; ISOMERIZATION;

EID: 34948890456     PISSN: 09365214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-985605     Document Type: Article

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