Group 9 metal-promoted oxidations aerobic epoxidation of alkenes

Group 9 metal-promoted oxidations aerobic epoxidation of alkenes 

CautionI Employ the standard precautions outlined in the introduction to this chapter for this reaction. 

Clean all glassware sequentially in soap solution, water, and acetone. Allow the acetone to evaporate and then dry the glassware in an electric oven (105°C) for at least 1 h. CautionI Do not oven dry the thermometer. 

Promptly weigh out the Co(mac)2 (65 mg, 0.22 mmol) into a small glass vial. Remove the stopcock from the Schlenk tube neck and add the catalyst to the reaction. Remove the stopcock and start the oxygen flow. 

Transfer the reaction mixture to a 100 mL round-bottomed flask and then rinse the Schlenk tube with small amounts of diethyl ether to ensure complete transfer of the reaction mixture. 

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