A Self-Assembled Molecular Cage for Substrate-Selective Epoxidation Reactions in Aqueous Media
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| Publication date | 06-05-2016 |
| Journal | ACS Catalysis |
| Volume | Issue number | 6 | 5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 3106-3112 |
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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. |
| Document type | Article |
| Note | With supplementary materials |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b00283 |
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