Iron Porphyrins and Iron Salens as Highly Enantioselective Catalysts for the Ring-Expansion Reaction of Epoxides to Tetrahydrofurans
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00767
Abstract: Iron porphyrins have been found to be efficient catalysts for the ring-expansion reaction of epoxides with alkenes to give the corresponding tetrahydrofurans; very low loadings (down to 1 mol %) are sufficient to achieve high… read more here.
Keywords: reaction; expansion reaction; iron porphyrins; catalysts ring ... See more keywords