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A Facile Method for the Epoxidation of Cyclic Enone Catalyzed by tert ‐BuNH 2 with 30% Hydrogen Peroxide as Oxidant
Author(s) -
Ouyang XiaoYue,
Jiang HuanFeng,
Huang JingMei
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.200690280
Subject(s) - chemistry , hydrogen peroxide , enone , catalysis , tert butyl hydroperoxide , benzoyl peroxide , organic chemistry , medicinal chemistry , photochemistry , polymerization , polymer
Abstract It was found that tert ‐BuNH 2 is an efficient catalyst for epoxidation of α , β ‐unsaturated ketones with 30% H 2 O 2 under mild conditions. For most of the cyclic unsaturated ketones used, moderate to excellent yields (45%–93%) were obtained within 24 h period.