Aerobic epoxidation of olefins catalysed by square-planar Cobalt(III) complexes of bis-N,N'-disubstituted oxamides and related ligands

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)00354-7

Three new monomeric square-planar cobalt(III) complexes of bis-N,N'-disubstituted oxamides and related ligands have been prepared. These complexes catalyse the epoxidation of tri- and disubstituted olefins with molecular oxygen/pivalaldehyde with very good yields.