Environmentally Sustainable Catalytic Asymmetric Oxidations

<p>Catalysis plays a vital role in chemical petroleum agriculture polymer electronics pharmaceutical and other industries. Over 90 percent of chemicals originate from catalytic processes. Toughening economic and environmental constraints have proven to be a challenge for meeting the demand of novel efficient and sustainable regio- and stereoselective catalyst systems. <b>Environmentally Sustainable Catalytic Asymmetric Oxidations </b>provides a comprehensive overview of existing ecologically friendly catalyst systems for various asymmetric oxidation processes.</p><p>Topics include: </p><ul> <li>A survey of existing transition metal-based catalyst systems for asymmetric epoxidations (AEs) with O2 and H2O2 </li> <li>Asymmetric sulfoxidations with H2O2 on chiral metal complexes</li> <li>An overview of various transition metal-catalyzed oxidative transformations with H2O2 or O2 used as the terminal oxidant</li> <li>Organocatalytic asymmetric oxidations</li> <li>Catalytic processes of stereospecific oxidations of C-H functional groups</li> <li>The role that oxoiron(V) intermediates play in chemo- and stereoselective oxidations catalyzed by non-heme iron complexes</li> </ul><p>The book concludes with a discussion of the opportunities and problems associated with the industrial application of stereoselective processes of catalytic oxidation with H2O2 and O2. It also provides examples of processes with industrial potential.</p><p>Some of the catalysts presented in this book may serve as promising alternatives for existing catalysts--progressively replacing them in manufacturing processes and ultimately making the chemical industry greener and cleaner.</p>