A novel catalytic cycle for the synthesis-of epoxides using sulfur ylides: Application to base sensitive aldehydes

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)00103-J

Epoxidation of base sensitive aldehydes can be achieved by a new catalytic cycle which requires the slow addition of a diazocompound to a solution of an aldehyde containing catalytic quantities of a sulfide and catalytic quantities of rhodium acetate.