Design of and mechanistic studies on a biomimetic iron-imidazole catalyst system for epoxidation of olefins with hydrogen peroxide

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 5471-5481

  Schröder, Kristin ^a   Enthaler, Stephan ^a   Bitterlich, Bianca ^a   Schulz, Thomas ^a   Spannenberg, Anke ^a   Tse, Man Kin ^a   Junge, Kathrin ^a   Beller, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epoxidation; Homogeneous catalysis; Iron; N ligands; Reaction mechanisms

Indexed keywords

BIO-INSPIRED; CATALYST SYSTEM; CATALYTIC ACTIVITY; HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSIS; IN-SITU; IRON CATALYST; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; N LIGANDS; NMR STUDIES; REACTION MECHANISMS; TERMINAL OXIDANTS; X-RAY STUDIES;

BIOMIMETICS; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; OLEFINS; OXIDATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); REACTION KINETICS;

LIGANDS;

ALKENE; FERRIC ION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMIDAZOLE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OXIDIZING AGENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMIMETICS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ALKENES; BIOMIMETICS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMIDAZOLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDANTS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 66249089852     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200802731     Document Type: Article

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