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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: De SR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4227570 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
The Journal of organic chemistry 20141027 21
Methyltrioxorhenium (MTO) complexed with pyridine was shown to be a highly effective catalyst for the regioselective monoepoxidation of conjugated di- and trienes using 30% H2O2 at or below room temperature. The resultant allylic epoxides, and the triols derived from them, are versatile synthetic intermediates as well as substructures present in many bioactive natural products. The site of epoxidation was dependent upon olefin substitution, olefin geometry (Z vs E), and the presence of electron- ...[more]