Procedure 9.5.d Catalytic Chemistry—System Recyclability

Results Summary for the Encapsulated VO(acac)2-catalyzed Epoxidation of Geraniol 

How does microencapsulating the catalyst change the reactivity of the catalyst and the reaction, in terms of the choice of the solvent one should use for the chemistry  

Why might it be advantageous to have an easy way to render a catalyst 

Explain why it might be advantageous in any setting to be able to use hexane as a solvent for a reaction rather than CH2C12  

Sharpless, K. B. http //nobelprize.org/chemistry/laureates/2001/sharpless-lecture.pdf (Last accessed December 3, 2006). 

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