A New Mn–Salen Micellar Nanoreactor for Enantioselective Epoxidation of Alkenes in Water

A New Mn–Salen Micellar Nanoreactor for Enantioselective Epoxidation of Alkenes in Water

A new chiral Mn–salen catalyst, functionalized with a long aliphatic chain and a choline group, able to act as surfactant catalyst for green epoxidation in water, is here described. This catalyst was employed with a commercial surfactant (CTABr) leading to a nanoreactor for the enantioselective epox...

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Main Authors: Francesco P. Ballistreri, Rosa Maria Toscano, Maria Emanuela Amato, Andrea Pappalardo, Chiara M. A. Gangemi, Sofia Spidalieri, Roberta Puglisi, Giuseppe Trusso Sfrazzetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Catalysts
Subjects:
epoxidation
water
enantioselectivity
nanoreactor
Mn-salen
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/8/4/129
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Summary:A new chiral Mn–salen catalyst, functionalized with a long aliphatic chain and a choline group, able to act as surfactant catalyst for green epoxidation in water, is here described. This catalyst was employed with a commercial surfactant (CTABr) leading to a nanoreactor for the enantioselective epoxidation of some selected alkenes in water, using NaClO as oxidant. This is the first example of a nanoreactor for enantioselective epoxidation of non-functionalized alkenes in water.
ISSN:2073-4344

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