Epoxidation of alkenes and oxidation of alcohols with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by a manganese(V) nitrido complex

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Apr 14;47(14):4273-5. doi: 10.1039/c0cc05487a. Epub 2011 Mar 7.

Abstract

The manganese(V) nitrido complex (PPh(4))(2)[Mn(N)(CN)(4)] is an active catalyst for alkene epoxidation and alcohol oxidation using H(2)O(2) as an oxidant. The catalytic oxidation is greatly enhanced by the addition of just one equivalent of acetic acid. The oxidation of ethene by this system has been studied computationally by the DFT method.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohols / chemistry*
  • Alkenes / chemistry*
  • Catalysis
  • Coordination Complexes / chemistry*
  • Epoxy Compounds / chemistry*
  • Hydrogen Peroxide / chemistry*
  • Manganese / chemistry*
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Alcohols
  • Alkenes
  • Coordination Complexes
  • Epoxy Compounds
  • Manganese
  • Hydrogen Peroxide