Engineering intraporous solvent environments: effects of aqueous-organic solvent mixtures on competition between zeolite-catalyzed epoxidation and H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> decomposition pathways
David S. Potts, Chris Torres, Ohsung Kwon, David W. Flaherty
Abstract
A combination of kinetic, thermodynamic, and spectroscopic techniques demonstrates that increasing the water fraction within organic solvents accelerates alkene epoxidations while suppressing the undesired H 2 O 2 decomposition pathway.
Topics & Concepts
ZeoliteCatalysisAqueous solutionOrganic solventSolventDecompositionChemistryCompetition (biology)Organic chemistryInorganic chemistryChemical engineeringEcologyEngineeringBiologyZeolite Catalysis and SynthesisCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesPolyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications