Mechanistic study of a synthetically useful monooxygenase model using the hypersensitive probe trans-2-phenyl-1-vinylcyclopropane
摘要:
The use of trans-2-phenyl-1-vinylcyclopropane as a hypersensitive probe to study the epoxidation mechanisms of monooxygenases and their models is described; the high yield epoxide formation indicates that the Mn(III) salen mediated epoxidation of unfunctionalized alkyl-substituted olefins is a concerted process. A stepwise mechanism, however, is suggested for the epoxidation of aryl-substituted olefins.