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A Self-Assembled Molecular Cage for Substrate-Selective Epoxidation Reactions in Aqueous Media
- Source :
- ACS Catalysis, 6, 3106. American Chemical Society
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Encapsulation of a manganese porphyrin in a self-assembled molecular cage allows catalytic epoxidation of various substrates in 1:1 water/acetonitrile mixtures. The cage acts as a phase-transfer catalyst and creates a protective environment for the catalyst improving the stability. The encapsulated catalyst also allows discrimination between styrene derivatives of various sizes. In a direct competition experiment, the selectivity of the epoxidation reaction could be inverted with respect to a benchmark catalyst.
- Subjects :
- epoxidation
manganese
size-selective
porphyrin
supramolecular chemistry
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- ACS Catalysis, 6, 3106. American Chemical Society
- Accession number :
- edsair.narcis........edb5974493a3444730eac56878b9aefc