In the presence of a catalytic amount of a bis(1,3-diketonato)nickel(II) complex, trisubstituted and exo-terminal olefins or norbornene analogues are smoothly monooxygenated into the corresponding epoxides in high to quantitative yields on treatment with aldehyde under an atmospheric pressure of oxygen at room temperature.
[EN] SINGLE-STEP PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ARYL OLEFINS<br/>[FR] PROCÉDÉ EN UNE ÉTAPE POUR LA PRÉPARATION D'ARYLOLÉFINES
申请人:COUNCIL SCIENT IND RES
公开号:WO2014073003A1
公开(公告)日:2014-05-15
The present invention relates to the single-step process for the synthesis of aryl olefin compounds of Formula (1) by reacting aryl aldehydes with alkyl aldehydes in presence of malononitrile and acid or base or salt, optionally in presence of solvent.
In the presence of a bis(1,3-diketonato)nickel(II) complex, various olefins are directly monooxygenated into the corresponding epoxides on treatment with atmospheric pressure of oxygen or air and aldehydes. Especially, it is noted that bis[1,3-bis(p-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-propanedionato]nickel(II) behaves as an excellent catalyst in the present epoxidation.