Rhodium acetate-catalyzed aerobic Mukaiyama epoxidation of alkenes
摘要:
Mukaiyama epoxidation of alkenes under oxygen catalyzed by rhodium acetate with isobutyraldehyde as the reducing agent is as or more effective than previously reported procedures. A variety of alkenes, including terpenes and cholesterol derivatives, were oxidized. And high regioselectivity for mono-epoxidation was observed with neryl, geranyl, and linalyl acetates. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.