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- Title
Selective Formation of Epoxylimonene Catalyzed by Phosphonyl/Arsonyl Derivatives of Trivacant Polyoxotungstates at Low Temperature.
- Authors
Makrygenni, Ourania; Vanmairis, Louise; Taourit, Sabrina; Launay, Franck; Shum Cheong Sing, Alain; Proust, Anna; Gérard, Hélène; Villanneau, Richard
- Abstract
The catalytic performances of three organophosphonyl/arsonyl derivatives of POMs were evaluated for the epoxidation of limonene in acetonitrile, using aqueous H2O2 as the oxidant. All three W‐based POMs catalysts operated without any additional transition‐metal ions and displayed excellent conversion for limonene at temperatures varying from 4 to 50 °C. Furthermore, the use of B,α‐[NaHAsW9O33{P(O)R}2]3– (R = tBu, ‐CH2CH2CO2H) complexes led to the complete conversion of limonene to epoxylimonene at 4 °C. The selectivity of the reaction was modulated by varying the reaction solvent, and it was found that allylic reactions were favored in ethanol. The effect of the catalyst protonation was also investigated by DFT calculations, highlighting the role of protons in the epoxidation process.
- Subjects
LOW temperatures; POLYOXOTUNGSTATES; PROTON transfer reactions; EPOXIDATION; HOMOGENEOUS catalysis
- Publication
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2020, Vol 2020, Issue 7, p605
- ISSN
1434-1948
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ejic.201901152