New chiral porphyrin imine was synthesized from (S)-3-benzyl-2-methyl-4phenylbutanal according to dipyrromethane method using trifluoroacetic acid, BF 3 etherate, and p-chloranil. Manganese complex of this chiral porphyrin imine ligand was used as catalyst in the asymmetric epoxidation of styrene derivatives possessing different substituents. Styrene derivatives possessing electron withdrawing groups gave the corresponding chiral epoxides in high yield up to 98% and ee up to 99%. The mechanism for the catalytic asymmetric epoxidation was also discussed based on transfer of oxygen.KEYWORDS asymmetric epoxidation, asymmetric synthesis, chiral epoxides, chiral porphyrin manganese complexes, epoxidation of styrene