Catalytic activity of manganese(III)-oxazoline complexes in urea hydrogen peroxide epoxidation of olefins: The effect of axial ligands |
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| Authors: | Mojtaba Bagherzadeh Reza Latifi Laleh Tahsini |
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| Institution: | aChemistry Department, Sharif University of Technology, PO Box 11365-9516, Tehran, Iran |
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| Abstract: | The catalytic activity of two manganese(III)-oxazoline complexes Mn(phox)2(CH3OH)2]ClO4 and Mn(phox)3 (Hphox = 2-(2′-hydroxylphenyl)oxazoline), was studied in the epoxidation of various olefins. All of epoxidation reactions were carried out in (1:1) mixture of methanol:dichloromethane at room temperature using urea hydrogen peroxide (UHP) as oxidant and imidazole as co-catalyst. The epoxide yields clearly demonstrate the influence of steric and electronic properties of olefins, the catalysts and nitrogenous bases as axial ligand. Mn(phox)2(CH3OH)2]ClO4 catalyst with low steric properties has higher catalytic activity than Mn(phox)3. The highest epoxide yield (95%) was achieved for indene at the presence of Mn(phox)2(CH3OH)2]ClO4 within 5 min. The proximal and distal interactions of strong π-donor axial ligands such as imidazole with the active intermediate are efficiently increased activity of the catalytic system. |
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| Keywords: | Manganese(III)-oxazoline Urea hydrogen peroxide Axial ligand Catalysis Epoxidation |
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