| Literature DB >> 6587349 |
J P Collman, J I Brauman, B Meunier, S A Raybuck, T Kodadek.
Abstract
The mechanism of the Mn(III) porphyrin-catalyzed epoxidation of olefins by lithium hypochlorite is examined. The active oxidant is thought to be a high-valent manganese-oxo complex. It is shown that a relatively stable intermediate is reversibly formed upon interaction of the olefin and the oxo complex. The decomposition of this intermediate to Mn(III) porphyrin and epoxide is the rate-determining step of the catalytic cycle. Some analogies to the biochemical epoxidation of olefins catalyzed by cytochrome P-450 are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1984 PMID: 6587349 PMCID: PMC345259 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.81.10.3245
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205