Catalytic olefin epoxidation with η5-cyclopentadienyl molybdenum complexes

Current Organic Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-32

  Grover, Nidhi ^a   Kühn, Fritz E ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catalysis; Cyclopentadiene; Epoxidation; Homogeneous; Molybdenum; Olefin

Indexed keywords

CATALYST ACTIVITY; LIGANDS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS;

ANCILLARY LIGANDS; CYCLOPENTADIENES; CYCLOPENTADIENYLS; HOMOGENEOUS; MOLYBDENUM COMPLEX; OLEFIN EPOXIDATION; STANDARD CONDITIONS; TURNOVER FREQUENCY; ]+ CATALYST;

OLEFINS;

EID: 84856253182     PISSN: 13852728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138527212798993103     Document Type: Review

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