Epoxidation of alkenes through oxygen activation over a bifunctional CuO/Al2O3 catalyst.
The epoxidation of alkenes was carried out over a CuO/Al(2)O(3) catalyst using cumene as an oxygen carrier, through a one-pot reaction, giving high conversion and selectivity with different substrates. Trans-β-methylstyrene gave the corresponding epoxide in 95% yield after 3 h.
ISTM-CNR, via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy.
Nicola
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Scotti
Nicoletta
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Ravasio
Federica
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Zaccheria
Rinaldo
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Psaro
Claudio
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Evangelisti
D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004852:Epoxy Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006868:Hydrolysis; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*
D000475:Alkenes; D004852:Epoxy Compounds; D003300:Copper; D000537:Aluminum Oxide; D010100:Oxygen; C030973:cupric oxide