Abstract Co-containing zeolitic imidazolate framework material (Co-ZIF) was prepared and its catalytic performance in the aerobic epoxidation of olefins using isobutyraldehyde as reductant under mild conditions was first studied. Co-ZIF was characterized by XRD, FT-IR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. It showed good performance in the epoxidation of olefins, with 100% conversion, 98.5% selectivity and 638.3 turnover frequency for the epoxidation ...