A dynamic supramolecular system exhibiting substrate selectivity in the catalytic epoxidation of olefins†
Abstract
A dynamic supramolecular system involving hydrogen bonding between a Mn(III) salen catalyst and a Zn(II) porphyrin receptor exhibits selectivity for pyridine appended cis-β-substituted styrene derivatives over phenyl appended derivatives in a catalytic epoxidation reaction.