J. Iran. Chem. Soc., Vol. 5, Supp. 1 October 2008, pp.S71~S79.
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MoO2(acac)2 Supported on MCM-41: An Efficient and Reusable Catalyst for Alkene Epoxidation with tert-BuOOH
S. Tangestaninejad*, M. Moghadam, V. Mirkhani, I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork and K. Ghani
Department of Chemistry, Catalysis Division, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
A new heterogeneous catalyst prepared by immobilization of MO2(acac)2 on Mobil Catalytic Material, MCM-41, is reported. This catalyst, MoO2(acac)2-MCM-41, was successfully applied for efficient epoxidation of olefins with tert-BuOOH in 1,2-dichloroethane as solvent. The catalyst was characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, UV-Vis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This catalyst can be reused several times without significant loss of its catalytic activity.
Keywords: Supported catalyst, Epoxidation, Molybdenyl acetylacetonate, MCM-41.
