Selective epoxidation and allylic oxidation of olefins catalyzed by BEA-Ti and porphyrin catalysts

Tingting Ma, Chao Xu, Fengyang Liu, Yirong Feng, Wenyan Zhang, Weiwei Tang, Haoyu Zhang, Xiaowei Li, Yingying Nie, Shuangfei Zhao, Yuguang Li, Dong Ji, Zheng Fang, Wei He, Kai Guo

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Abstract

Selective epoxidation and allylic oxidation of cyclohexene were realized in the presence of BEA-Ti and (metallo)porphyrin catalysts. The integration of BEA-Ti and porphyrin H2MTPP afforded cyclohexene oxide with excellent selectivity (cyclohexene oxide/ 2-cyclohexen-1-one=85:15). BEA-Ti and metalloporphyrin MnMTPP yielded 2-cyclohexen-1-one with high selectivity (cyclohexene oxide/ 2-cyclohexen-1-one=12:88). Resulting active species involving of (metallo)porphyrin, TiIV sites and tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) promoted the oxidation process of cyclohexene. A possible mechanism resulting in the formation cyclohexene oxide and 2-cyclohexen-1-one was proposed. The outer-sphere effect constructed by (metallo)porphyrin, TiIV sites and TBHP on the surface of BEA-Ti framework improved the epoxidation and allylic oxidation both in the conversion and selectivity.

Original languageEnglish
Article number113074
JournalMolecular Catalysis
Volume541
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Apr 2023

Keywords

  • Allylic oxidation
  • BEA-Ti
  • Epoxidation
  • Outer-sphere effect
  • Porphyrin

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