Electron deficient nonplanar β-octachlorovanadylporphyrin as a highly efficient and selective epoxidation catalyst for olefins

Ravi Kumar, Nikita Chaudhary, Muniappan Sankar, Mannar R. Maurya
2015 Dalton Transactions  
Highly electron deficient and nonplanar β-octachlorovanadylporphyrin (VOTPPCl8) was synthesized and utilized for selective epoxidation of olefins with very high TOF numbers (6566-9650 h−1).
doi:10.1039/c5dt02349a pmid:26394559 fatcat:epcet2i2cvfqjngu6eddbhwpqe