Manganese salen compounds embedded within cross-linked chiral polyethylenimine: Asymmetric epoxidation in an aqueous biphasic medium

Noam Levi, Ronny Neumann*

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Abstract

Chiral cross-linked polyethylenimines were used to intercalate MnIII salen catalysts, thereby inducing a chiral environment upon an achiral metal complex. The synzyme, dispersed in water, catalyzes the aqueous biphasic asymmetric epoxidation of styrene derivatives (see structure; L=Cl, OAc, R=isopropyl, phenyl). In the presence of the chiral catalyst there is a significant synergistic effect that increases the enantioselectivity of epoxidation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)977-981
Number of pages5
JournalChemPlusChem
Volume77
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biphasic catalysis
  • Enantioselectivity
  • Enzyme mimics
  • Epoxidation
  • Polyethylenimine

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