Enhanced selectivity in green catalytic epoxidation using a supported cobalt complex
Rajesh Chakrabarty,Birinchi K. Das,James H. Clark
Green Chemistry Pub Date : 04/11/2007 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B618862A
Abstract
A supported reagent made by immobilising a tetrameric cobalt(III) cubane cluster on mesoporous silica catalyses the aerobic oxidation of α-pinene with enhanced epoxidation selectivity compared with other systems.