Pyrrolidine-Derived Iminium Salts as Catalysts for Alkene Epoxidation by Oxone®

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Abstract
Iminium triflate salts derived from pyrrolidine and aromatic aldehydes catalyse alkene epoxidation by Oxone®. Catalysts 3d and 3e, with ortho-electron withdrawing substituents, are most effective.