Synthetic, spectral and catalytic activity studies of ruthenium bipyridine and terpyridine complexes: Implications in the mechanism of the ruthenium(pyridine-2,6-bisoxazoline)(pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate)-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation of olefins utilizing H2O2 |
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Authors: | Man Kin Tse Gopinathan Anilkumar Feyissa Gadissa Gelalcha |
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Affiliation: | a Center for Life Science Automation (Celisca), Friedrich-Barnewitz-Strasse, 4, 18119 Rostock, Germany b Leibniz-Institut für Organische Katalyse an der Universität Rostock e.V., Albert-Einstein-Strasse 29a, 18059 Rostock, Germany |
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Abstract: | Various Ru(L1)(L2) (1) complexes (L1 = 2,2′-bipyridines, 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridines, 6-(4S)-4-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-oxazol-2-yl-2,2′-bipyridinyl or 2,2′-bipyridinyl-6-carboxylate; L2 = pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate, pyridine-2-carboxylate or 2,2′-bipyridinyl-6-carboxylate) have been synthesized (or in situ generated) and tested on epoxidation of olefins utilizing 30% aqueous H2O2. The complexes containing pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate show extraordinarily high catalytic activity. Based on the stereoselective performance of chiral ruthenium complexes containing non-racemic 2,2′-bipyridines including 6-[(4S)-4-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-oxazol-2-yl]-[2,2′]bipyridinyl new insights on the reaction intermediates and reaction pathway of the ruthenium-catalyzed enantioselective epoxidation are proposed. In addition, a simplified protocol for epoxidation of olefins using urea hydrogen peroxide complex as oxidizing agent has been developed. |
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Keywords: | Ruthenium Olefin Epoxidation Homogeneous catalysis Mechanism |
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