Abstract
A new class of catalytic ionic liquids, containing chiral tungstate(VI) anions, gives enantiomeric excesses up to 96% for sulfide oxidation to sulfoxides.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 685-687 |
Journal | Comptes Rendus Chimie |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 7-8 |
Early online date | 05 Nov 2010 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01 Jul 2011 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:K.R.S acknowledges EPSRC (Portfolio Partnership Scheme, grant number EP/D029538/1). C.Q. wishes to thank the Marie-Curie Foundation for providing a fellowship for her to work at QUILL. We acknowledge Dr A. Robertson at Cytec for providing phosphonium salts. Dr J.D. Holbrey is acknowledged for his valuable discussions and Angela Brownlie for her technical support.
Keywords
- Catalytic enantioselective oxidations
- Chiral ionic liquids
- Oxotungstate(VI) anion
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering