A Self-Assembled Molecular Cage for Substrate-Selective Epoxidation Reactions in Aqueous Media

Kuijpers PF, Otte M, Dürr M, Ivanovic-Burmazovic I, Reek JN, de Bruin B (2016)


Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article, Original article

Publication year: 2016

Journal

Publisher: American Chemical Society

Book Volume: 6

Pages Range: 3106-3112

Journal Issue: 5

DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b00283

Abstract

Encapsulation of a manganese porphyrin in a self-assembled molecular cage allows catalytic epoxidation of various substrates in 1:1 water/acetonitrile mixtures. The cage acts as a phase-transfer catalyst and creates a protective environment for the catalyst improving the stability. The encapsulated catalyst also allows discrimination between styrene derivatives of various sizes. In a direct competition experiment, the selectivity of the epoxidation reaction could be inverted with respect to a benchmark catalyst.

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APA:

Kuijpers, P.F., Otte, M., Dürr, M., Ivanovic-Burmazovic, I., Reek, J.N., & de Bruin, B. (2016). A Self-Assembled Molecular Cage for Substrate-Selective Epoxidation Reactions in Aqueous Media. ACS Catalysis, 6(5), 3106-3112. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b00283

MLA:

Kuijpers, Petrus F., et al. "A Self-Assembled Molecular Cage for Substrate-Selective Epoxidation Reactions in Aqueous Media." ACS Catalysis 6.5 (2016): 3106-3112.

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