PETR 10 |
| Iron porphyrins are well known for their ability to catalyze the oxidation of hydrocarbons by hydrogen peroxide and by organic peroxides in general. While many mechanistic studies have been reported, a complete description of the reaction pathway by which the olefin epoxidation occurs has emerged only recently as a result of the work reported by the authors. The aim of this review is to present a summary of the authors' research and to place it into perspective with previously published studies. What emerges is a complete mechanistic picture for the epoxidation of olefins by hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by iron porphyrins that is consistent with all experimental evidence. |
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Mechanism in Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalytic Epoxidation
8:15 AM-12:00 PM, Sunday, August 19, 2007 Boston Park Plaza -- Whittier Rm, Oral
Division of Petroleum Chemistry |