Water co-catalysis in aerobic olefin epoxidation mediated by ruthenium oxo complexes

2024/01/01 by Qun Cao, Martin Diefenbach, Calum Maguire +3 · 1 voice
Chemistry · Materials Science · #Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms #Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry #Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions

paper · pdf · doi:10.1039/d3sc05516g

Abstract

di-oxo complex leading to oxygen atom exchange. Distinct kinetics are obtained in the presence of water, and side reactions involved in catalyst deactivation have been identified.

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