Efficient Osmium/Rhenium-Catalyzed Dihydroxylation of Olefins with Hydrogen Peroxide under Acidic Conditions

摘要

Simple addition of citric acid confers great stability to the catalytically active osmium and rhenium species involved in triple catalytic system utilizing aqueous hydrogen peroxide as the terminal oxidant. The resulting system is capable of dihydroxylating traditionally resistant olefins in high yields.