A novel supported Katsuki-type (salen)Mn complex for asymmetric epoxidation

Org Biomol Chem. 2006 Mar 7;4(5):917-27. doi: 10.1039/b517611p. Epub 2006 Feb 1.

Abstract

We have successfully prepared an unsymmetrical analogue of a Katsuki-type salen ligand having a hydroxyalkyl group at the 6-position of just one of the binaphthyl units in the ligand, and also several Mn(III) complexes; these complexes have been attached to a polymer by an ester link and such polymer catalysts have been shown to be highly enantioselective and recoverable catalysts for the epoxidation of 1,2-dihydronaphthalene.