Layered zinc and lanthanum hydroxide nitrates hosting chiral sulphonato-(salen)manganese(III) complex catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation reactions

Chemoenzymatic epoxidation of alkenes with Candida antarctica lipase B and hydrogen peroxide in deep eutectic solvents

Epoxides are important synthetic intermediates for the synthesis of a broad range of industrial products.

RM1 Semiempirical Quantum Chemistry: Parameters for Trivalent Lanthanum, Cerium and Praseodymium

The RM1 model for the lanthanides is parameterized for complexes of the trications of lanthanum, cerium, and praseodymium. The semiempirical quantum chemical model core stands for the [Xe]4fn electronic configuration, with n =0,1,2 for La(III), Ce(III), and Pr(III), respectively. In addition, the valence shell is described by three electrons in a set of 5d, 6s, and 6p orbitals. Results indicate that the present model is more accurate than the previous sparkle models, although these are still very good methods provided the ligands only possess oxygen or nitrogen atoms directly coordinated to the lanthanide ion. For all other different types of coordination, the present RM1 model for the lanthanides is much superior and must definitely be used. Overall, the accuracy of the model is of the order of 0.07Å for La(III) and Pr(III), and 0.08Å for Ce(III) for lanthanide-ligand atom distances which lie mostly around the 2.3Å to 2.6Å interval, implying an error around 3% only.

Ionic liquid-functionalized graphene oxide as an efficient support for the chiral salen Mn(iii) complex in asymmetric epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins

Chiral salen Mn(iii) complex covalently grafted on IL-functionalized GO sheet, was a highly efficient, universal and reusable catalyst for asymmetric epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins using aqueous NaOCl as an oxidant.