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ACDC; alkenes; asymmetric epoxidation; chiral counteranions; phosphates
Abstract:
Paired up: A highly active and enantioselective ion‐pair epoxidation catalyst, consisting of an achiral MnIII–salen complex and a chiral phosphate counteranion, mediates the epoxidization of a wide range of alkenes with high yields and enantioselectivities (see scheme). The unique role of the counteranion is to stabilize an enantiomorphic conformation of the cationic Mn catalyst.