Table 2.
ARO of meso epoxides under solvent-free conditions with (salen)CrCl (Figure 1) as precatalyst illustrating catalyst recyclability.
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cycle | X | time(h) | isolated yield (%) |
ee(%) |
1 | CH2CH2 | 18 | 86 | 84 |
2 | CH2CH2 | 21 | 88 | 87 |
3 | CH2CH2 | 20 | 91 | 88 |
4 | CH2 | 4 | 81 | 94 |
5 | CH=CH | 18 | 75 | 83 |