Control of product selectivity for the epoxidation of allyl alcohol by variation of the acidity of the catalyst TS-1

GJ Hutchings, DF Lee

Index: Hutchings, Graham J.; Lee, Darren F. Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1994 , # 9 p. 1095 - 1096

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Abstract

The acidity of TS-1 controls the product selectivity for the epoxidation of allyl alcohol with H2O2; base treatment of TS-1 enhances the selectivity to glycidol whereas incorporation of Brønsted acid sites enhances the selectivity to the products of solvolysis ring opening reactions.