Catalytic epoxidation of alkenes by co-ordinatively unsaturated phosphino complexes of ruthenium(II) and osmium(II)

Abstract

Ruthenium(II) and osmium(II) complexes [MCl(LL)₂]Y, where LL is 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane or 1-diphenylphosphino-2-(2′-pyridyl)ethane, promote the oxidation of a number of alkenes by PhIO, hypochlorites, and H₂O₂.