Epoxides synthesis, ozone

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Barrett and coworkers have explored hetero-substituted nitroalkenes in organic synthesis. The Michael addition of nucleophiles to 1-alkoxynitroalkenes or 1-phenylthionitroalkenes followed by oxidative Nef reaction (Section 6.1) using ozone gives a-substituted esters or thiol esters, respectively.41 As an alternative to nucleophilic addition to l-(phenylthio)-nitroalkenes, Jackson and coworkers have used the reaction of nucleophiles with the corresponding epoxides (Scheme 4.4).42 Because the requisite nitroalkenes are readily prepared by the Henry reaction (Chapter 3) of aldehydes with phenylthionitromethane, this process provides a convenient tool for the conversion of aldehydes into ot-substituted esters or thiol esters. 

Significant advances in the chemistry of these ring systems over the past 10 years include the first unambiguous detection, and characterization by microwave spectroscopy as 1,2,3-trioxolane, of the primary ozonide from ethene and ozone (cf. Section 4.15.3.2), and the introduction of 1,3,2-dioxathiolane 2,2-dioxides as epoxide equivalents in organic synthesis (cf. Section 4.15.5.3). Advances have also been made in the synthesis and characterization of the chemistry of 1,2,3-trithiolanes and 1,2,3-trithioles. 

Niobium and titanium incorporation in a molecular sieve can be achieved either by hydrothermal synthesis (direct synthesis) or by post-synthesis modification (secondary synthesis). The grafting method has shown promise for developing active oxidation catalyst in a simple and convenient way. Recently, the grafting of metallocene complexes onto mesoporous silica has been reported as alternate route to the synthesis of an active epoxidation catalyst [21]. Further the control of active sites, the specific removal of organic material (template or surfactant) occluded within mesoporous molecular sieves during synthesis can also be important and useful to develop an active epoxidation catalyst. Thermal method is quite often used to eliminate organic species from porous materials. However, several techniques such as supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) and plasma [22], ozone treatment [23], ion exchange [24-26] are also reported. 

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The synthesis of fullerene epoxides via [2 -I- l]-photoq cloaddition of singlet oxygen has already been discussed (in the section [2 -1- l]-Photocycloaddition ). Alternatively, fullerene oxides can also be obtained by thermolysis or photolysis of the [6,6]-closed ozone adduct of Qq and C70, namely 60 3 75 and C70O3 77.Thermolysis of QqOj yields the fullerene epoxide with a [6,6]-closed structure. In contrast, photolysis resulted in the formation of the [5,6]-open oxidoannulene 76 with an ether structure (Scheme 32). 

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