Nickel(II) complex anchored on MCM-41 for the epoxidation of styrene by oxygen

Gang Yang, Xing Chen, Xiaoli Wang, Weihong Xing, Nanping Xu

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Abstract

A heterogeneous catalyst, MCM-41-Ni, was synthesized by anchoring a nickel(II) Schiff base complex onto amino-modified MCM-41. The catalyst was characterized by small angle X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption, infrared spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, inductively coupled plasma and C, H, N elemental analysis, and transmission electron microscopy. MCM-41-Ni showed excellent catalytic activity for the epoxidation of styrene with O2 as oxidant with high styrene conversion (95.2%) and epoxide selectivity (66.7%). The influence of reaction temperature, catalyst amount, solvent, and reaction time was studied. MCM-41-Ni showed good recyclability and can be reused four times.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1326-1332
Number of pages7
JournalChinese Journal of Catalysis
Volume34
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013

Keywords

  • MCM-41 molecular sieve
  • Molecular oxygen
  • Nickel Schiff base complex
  • Styrene epoxidation

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