Epoxidation of alkenes through oxygen activation over a bifunctional CuO/Al2O3 catalyst.

Epoxidation of alkenes through oxygen activation over a bifunctional CuO/Al2O3 catalyst.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2013-01-30)

Nicola Scotti, Nicoletta Ravasio, Federica Zaccheria, Rinaldo Psaro, Claudio Evangelisti

ABSTRACT

The epoxidation of alkenes was carried out over a CuO/Al(2)O(3) catalyst using cumene as an oxygen carrier, through a one-pot reaction, giving high conversion and selectivity with different substrates. Trans-β-methylstyrene gave the corresponding epoxide in 95% yield after 3 h.

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