Abstract

Natural phosphate is basic enough to promote the epoxidation of electron-deficient alkenes with dilute aqueous hydrogen peroxide. A simple modification with sodium nitrate leads to the probably most active, water compatible and recyclable basic catalyst described for this reaction. It promotes the epoxidation of a large variety of alkenes.

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