Supported manganese porphyrin catalysts as P450 enzyme mimics for alkene epoxidation

Manganese porphyrin catalysts have been supported on Merrifield and Argogel resins and their catalytic activity has been demonstrated in alkene epoxidation. Furthermore, recyclability studies have shown that the reuse of the Merrifield-supported catalyst can be achieved three times with minimum loss of activity. (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.