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Current Inorganic Chemistry (Discontinued)

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ISSN (Print): 1877-9441
ISSN (Online): 1877-945X

cis-Dioxomolybdenum(VI) Complexes Containing Chiral Ligands: Synthesis and Catalytic Application in Olefin Epoxidation

Author(s): Jose A. Brito, Nathalie Saffon, Montserrat Gomez and Beatriz Royo

Volume 1, Issue 2, 2011

Page: [131 - 139] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1877944111101020131

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Abstract

Novel cis-dioxomolybdenum(VI) complexes containing chiral ligands have been prepared and fully characterized, including structural determinations by X-ray diffraction. The first monometallic dioxomolybdenum(VI) complex containing a chiral N,N,O-tridentated ligand is reported. The new complexes were evaluated as catalysts for epoxidation of olefins using tert-butyl hydroperoxide and H2O2 as oxidants. They were found to be efficient catalysts affording good chemoselectivity but low enantioselectivity.

Keywords: Dioxomolybdenum (VI), oxazoline, X-ray structures, modelling, olefin epoxidation, ligand, Molybdenum complexes, X-Ray Diffraction, Pyridine-2-Carbonitrile


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