“…Initial limitations imposed by the acidic conditions resulted in restrictions to their application in the formation of acid-sensitive substrates and other substrates such as styrene, but recently, modified conditions toward addressing this issue have been reported. 16,17 In the case of the MTO systems, good conversion and selectivity can be achieved for a range of alkene substrates, in particular, trans-alkenes, albeit with relatively long reaction times (1−20 h). 14,15 Alkene epoxidation and cis-dihydroxylation with manganesebased catalysts has seen rapid progress in recent years also, 18,19 in particular the recent reports by Lau and co-workers with (PPh 4 ) 2 [Mn(IV)(N)(CN) 4 ], 20 and with the manganese triand tetraaza-macrocycle-based complexes developed by De Vos, 21 Berkessel, 22 Busch, 23,24 Costas, 25,26 and our own groups.…”