Highly selective epoxidation of styrene using a transition metal-aluminium(III) complex containing the [MeAl(2-py)3]- anion (2-py = 2-pyridyl)

The reactions of [MeAl(2-py)3Li.thf] (1) with FeCl2 or Cp2Mn in toluene-thf give simple access to the Group 13-transition metal heterometallic complexes [{MeAl(2-py)3}2M][M = Fe (2), Mn (3)]; complex has been shown to be a highly selective styrene epoxidation catalyst in air.

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2005-01 (2), p.198-200
Main Authors: Alvarez, Carmen Soria, García, Felipe, Humphrey, Simon M, Hopkins, Alexander D, Kowenicki, Richard A, McPartlin, Mary, Layfield, Richard A, Raja, Robert, Rogers, Michael C, Woods, Anthony D, Wright, Dominic S
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Summary:The reactions of [MeAl(2-py)3Li.thf] (1) with FeCl2 or Cp2Mn in toluene-thf give simple access to the Group 13-transition metal heterometallic complexes [{MeAl(2-py)3}2M][M = Fe (2), Mn (3)]; complex has been shown to be a highly selective styrene epoxidation catalyst in air.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/b413488e