Highly selective epoxidation of styrene using a transition metal–aluminium(III) complex containing the [MeAl(2-py)3]− anion (2-py = 2-pyridyl)

Carmen Soria Alvarez; Felipe García; Simon M. Humphrey; Alexander D. Hopkins; Richard A. Kowenicki; Mary McPartlin; Richard A. Layfield; Robert Raja; Michael C. Rogers; Anthony D. Woods; Dominic S. Wright

doi:10.1039/B413488E

Highly selective epoxidation of styrene using a transition metal–aluminium(iii) complex containing the [MeAl(2-py)₃]⁻ anion (2-py = 2-pyridyl)†

Carmen Soria Alvarez,^a Felipe García,^a Simon M. Humphrey,^a Alexander D. Hopkins,*^a Richard A. Kowenicki,^a Mary McPartlin,^b Richard A. Layfield,^a Robert Raja,*^a Michael C. Rogers,^a Anthony D. Woods^a and Dominic S. Wright*^a

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Abstract

The reactions of [MeAl(2-py)₃Li·thf] (1) with FeCl₂ or Cp₂Mn in toluene–thf give simple access to the Group 13–transition metal heterometallic complexes [{MeAl(2-py)₃}₂M] [M = Fe (2), Mn (3)]; complex 2 has been shown to be a highly selective styrene epoxidation catalyst in air.

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Highly selective epoxidation of styrene using a transition metal–aluminium(iii) complex containing the [MeAl(2-py)₃]⁻ anion (2-py = 2-pyridyl)†

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