Rational design of Mn-salen epoxidation catalysts: Preliminary results

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)89368-6

(Salen)manganese(III) complex 7 designed on the basis of the new proposal on the olefin's access to metal-oxo bond and complex 10 having axial chirality in salicylaldehyde part were found to be effective catalysts for the epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins, especially for cis-olefins.