Oxidation of α-hydroxy containing monoterpenes using titanium silicate catalysts: comments on regioselectivity and the role of acidity

LJ Schofield, OJ Kerton, P McMorn, D Bethell…

Index: Schofield, Lee J.; Kerton, Owain J.; McMorn, Paul; Bethell, Donald; Ellwood, Simon; Hutchings, Graham J. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2, 2002 , # 8 p. 1475 - 1481

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Abstract

The regioselective epoxidation of monoterpenes in the liquid phase has been studied using the titanosilicates TS-1 and TiAlβ. A range of oxidants (hydrogen peroxide, tert-butyl hydroperoxide and urea–hydrogen peroxide complex) have been studied in detail. The allylic alcohols linalool and geraniol have been studied alongside the non-allylic alcohol citronellol and the diene dihydromyrcene to help determine the role of the hydroxy group ...