Journal of Catalysis

Direct formation of pinacols from olefins over various titano–silicates

M Sasidharan, P Wu, T Tatsumi

Index: Sasidharan; Wu, Peng; Tatsumi, Takashi Journal of Catalysis, 2002 , vol. 209, # 1 p. 260 - 265

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Citation Number: 12

Abstract

The epoxidation and successive pinacol formation of tri-and tetraalkyl-substituted olefins using Ti-β/H2O2/H2O as the catalytic system has been investigated. Aluminum-free Ti-β exhibits better activity and pinacol selectivity than TS-1, TS-2, Ti–MCM-22, and mesoporous Ti–MCM-41. Pinacol (vic-diol) is obtained as the major product with small amounts of the side products pinacolone, alcohol (via hydration), and oligomers. The conversion and ...