Epoxidations catalyzed by an ionic manganese(III) porphyrin and characterization of manganese(V, IV)-oxo porphyrin complexes by UV-vis spectrophotometer in ionic liquid solution

Hong Jiao Zhang, Ye Liu, Yong Lu, Xiao Shuang He, Xia Wang, Xia Ding

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Abstract

An ionic metalloporphyrin of manganese tetrakis-(4-N-trimethylaminophenyl)porphyrin hexafluorophosphate ([MnIIITTMAPP][PF6]5, 1c), resided in the mixed ionic liquids (ILs) of [BzMIM]BF4 and [BMIM]BF4, proved to be an efficient and recyclable catalytic system for styrene (derivative) epoxidations without the involvement of the auxiliary axial ligands. The epoxidation rate in 1c-IL could be dramatically promoted by addition of water. In the built-up 1c-IL-H2O system, the active manganese(V)-oxo porphyrin intermediate (1d, 444 nm) was stabilized to facilitate its detection by a UV-vis spectrophotometer. And the formation of the μ-oxo Mn(IV) porphyrin dimer (1e, 416 nm) was completely suppressed due to the counteraction between 1c and the IL.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)80-86
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical
Volume287
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2008

Keywords

  • Epoxidation
  • Ionic liquids
  • Manganese porphyrins
  • UV-vis spectrophotometer

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