High-yield epoxidations with hydrogen peroxide and tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by iron(III) porphyrins: Heterolytic cleavage of hydroperoxides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00060a027

The reactions of hydrogen peroxide or tert-butyl hydroperoxide with cyclooctene and norbornene, catalyzed by iron(III) tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin chloride and other electronegatively-substituted porphyrins, produce 60-100% epoxide yields. The ep