Process for preparing chiral epoxides using chiral manganese triazanonane complexes as oxidation catalysts

US5792878A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Matthias Beller · Ostseebad Nienhagen, DE
• Ahmed M. Tafesh · Acre, IL
• Richard Fischer · Hartland, US
• Bernd Scharbert · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 28, 1996
• Grant date: Aug 11, 1998
• Expiry date: Jun 28, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B01J2531/72
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A process for preparing chiral epoxides using chiral manganese triazanonane complexes as oxidation catalysts. These catalysts have the general formula EQU Mn.sub.u (L).sub.v (OR).sub.w (.mu.O).sub.x (.mu.OAc).sub.y !X.sub.z !(III )