Three new homochiral bis-diamine-bridged bi-Mn（salen） complexes were synthesized. Their catalysis on asymmetric epoxidation of a-methylstyrene, styrene and indene was studied with NaC10 and m-CPBA as oxidants respec...Three new homochiral bis-diamine-bridged bi-Mn（salen） complexes were synthesized. Their catalysis on asymmetric epoxidation of a-methylstyrene, styrene and indene was studied with NaC10 and m-CPBA as oxidants respectively. This homogeneous catalyst exhibited comparable catalytic activity and enantioselectivity to the Jacobsen＇s catalyst in the asymmetric epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins. Furthermore, the catalyst could be conveniently recovered and reused at least five times without significant losses of both activity and enantioselectivity. Specially, it also could be efficiently used in large-scale reactions with superior catalytic disposition being maintained at the same level, which provided the potential for the applications in industry. The effect of axial bases, temperature and solvent on activity and enantioselectivity of the catalytic system were also studied.展开更多
基金financially supported by National Ministry of Science and Technology Innovation Fund for High-tech Small and Medium Enterprise Technology (09C26215112399)National Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security Start-up Support Projects for Students Returned to Business, Office of Human Resources and Social Security Issued 2009 (143)
文摘Three new homochiral bis-diamine-bridged bi-Mn（salen） complexes were synthesized. Their catalysis on asymmetric epoxidation of a-methylstyrene, styrene and indene was studied with NaC10 and m-CPBA as oxidants respectively. This homogeneous catalyst exhibited comparable catalytic activity and enantioselectivity to the Jacobsen＇s catalyst in the asymmetric epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins. Furthermore, the catalyst could be conveniently recovered and reused at least five times without significant losses of both activity and enantioselectivity. Specially, it also could be efficiently used in large-scale reactions with superior catalytic disposition being maintained at the same level, which provided the potential for the applications in industry. The effect of axial bases, temperature and solvent on activity and enantioselectivity of the catalytic system were also studied.
