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Cu(0)/Selectfluor System-Catalyzed Epoxidation of Chalcone Compounds

  • Zhang Jian ,
  • Wang Heng ,
  • Ren Shaobo ,
  • Zhang Wenxia ,
  • Liu Yunkui
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  • State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014

Received date: 2015-07-17

  Revised date: 2015-08-20

  Online published: 2015-08-26

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21172197, 21372201) and the Opening Foundation of Zhejiang Key Course of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology.

Abstract

A mild synthesis of 1,3-diaryl-2,3-epoxypropanones via the Cu(0)/selectfluor system-catalyzed epoxidation of chalcone compounds has been achieved using water as the oxygen source. The optimized reaction conditions were established through systematic investigations of the effect of catalyst precursors, oxidants and their dosages, and solvents on the reaction conditions. A variety of chalcones with different substituted patterns can undergo the epoxidation smoothly and furnish products with high yields of up to 92%.

Cite this article

Zhang Jian , Wang Heng , Ren Shaobo , Zhang Wenxia , Liu Yunkui . Cu(0)/Selectfluor System-Catalyzed Epoxidation of Chalcone Compounds[J]. Chinese Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2015 , 35(12) : 2650 -2654 . DOI: 10.6023/cjoc201507016

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