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Synlett 1995; 1995(2): 197-198
DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-4916
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Mn-Salen Catalyzed Asymmetric Epoxidation of Conjugated Trisubstituted Olefins

Tsutomu Fukuda, Ryo Irie, Tsutomu Katsuki*
  • *Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University 33, Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812, Japan
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Epoxidation of trisubstituted olefins using Mn-salen complex (1) as a catalyst proceeds with high enantioselectivity and the sense of asymmetric induction observed in this reaction could be rationalized mainly by electronic repulsion between salen-benzene ring and unsaturated olefinic substituents.

(salen)manganese(III) complex - asymmetric epoxidation - conjugated trisubstituted olefins

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