Ruthenium(II) 2-(phenylazo)pyridine comp
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Gert A. Barf; Roger A. Sheldon
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Article
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1995
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Elsevier Science
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English
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## trans-Stilbene undergoes epoxidation with a two-fold excess of sodium periodate in the presence of 2 mol% ruthenium( II) 2-( phenylazo)pyridine complexes. Selectivities for epoxide are in the range 34-75%. depending on the structure of the complex. The byproduct. benzaldehyde, is derived from c