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The First Olefin‐Substituted Peroxomolybdenum Complex: Insight into a New Mechanism for the Molybdenum‐Catalyzed Epoxidation of Olefins
Author(s) -
Thiel Werner R.,
Priermeier Thomas
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199517371
Subject(s) - olefin fiber , molybdenum , catalysis , mechanism (biology) , olefin metathesis , chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , polymer , metathesis , quantum mechanics , polymerization
What is the source of the epoxide oxygen in the Mo‐catalyzed epoxidation of olefins? The olefinic side chain CH 2 CHCH 2 of the isolated complex 1 (structure shown on the right) is epoxidized only on addition of hydroperoxides. Thus in complex 1 , in contrast to previously proposed mechanisms for the title reaction, an oxygen atom from the η 2 ‐peroxo ligand is not transferred to the olefin.