Methyltrioxorhenium(VII) as Catalyst for Epoxidations: Structure of the Active Species and Mechanism of Catalysis

Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Richard W. Fischer, Wolfgang Scherer, Monika U. Rauch

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Abstract

Explosive in the solid state, the bis(η2‐peroxo) complex 1, which in solution is the active species in the epoxidation of olefins with [CH3ReO3], could be characterized by X‐ray crystallography as the diglyme adduct 2. Under catalytic conditions (excess of H2O2), 1 is far more stable than in the free state. (Figure Presented.)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1157-1160
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition in English
Volume32
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1993

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