Silica-supported tantalum catalysts for asymmetric epoxidations of allyl alcohols

Damien Meunier*, Arnaud Piechaczyk, Aimery De Mallmann, Jean Marie Basset

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Abstract

Tantalum good, titanium bad: This appears to be the case for silica- supported catalysts for the asymmetric epoxidation of allyl alcohols. Complexes such as [SiO-Ta(OEt)4] were prepared from silica and [Ta(=CHCMe3)(CH2CMe3)3], and in the presence of a tartrate and an alkyl hydroperoxide, these surface tantalum compounds lead to efficient and convenient catalysts for the asymmetric epoxidation of 2-propen-1-ol (R = H) and trans-2-hexen-1-ol (R = nPr; see reaction).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3540-3542
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume38
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 3 1999
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Asymmetric Catalysis
  • Epoxidations
  • Heterogeneous catalysis
  • Surface chemistry
  • Tantalum

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Catalysis
  • General Chemistry

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