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Synthesis and investigation of anchored copper (II) complexes within MCM-41 as selective catalysts for epoxidation of olefins

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In the present study, preparation, characterization and catalytic activity of encapsulated copper (II) complexes within MCM-41 were investigated. The mesoporous molecular sieve MCM-41 was synthesized and grafted with 3-(trimethoxysilyl)-1-propanethiol to give a thiol modified material (MCM-41-S). The prepared material successively was reacted with acrylic acid and acrylonitrile to give AA-MCM-41 and AN-MCM-41, respectively. Using hexamethyldisilazane and copper (II) chloride, copper (II) complexes in the cavities of MCM-41 (Cu-AA-MCM-41 and Cu-AN-MCM-41) were prepared. The presence of copper (II) complex on the surfaces of host matrix and the structure of prepared catalyst is investigated by FT-IR, inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) and BET nitrogen adsorption–desorption methods. The catalytic activities of the catalysts were studied in epoxidation of olefins. The results showed that activities of the prepared catalysts (Cu-AA-MCM-41 and Cu-AN-MCM-41) and their selectivity to corresponding epoxides were more than those of MCM-41. In addition, the synthesized heterogeneous catalysts were truly reusable.

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  1. Faculty of Chemistry, Tarbiat Moallem University, Tehran, Iran

    Somayyeh Kalami

  2. Catalysis Research Center, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI), Tehran, Iran

    Hamid Reza Aghabozorg

  3. Department of Materials Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Behdad Ghaderi Ashtiani

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Kalami, S., Aghabozorg, H.R. & Ashtiani, B.G. Synthesis and investigation of anchored copper (II) complexes within MCM-41 as selective catalysts for epoxidation of olefins. J Porous Mater 20, 821–826 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10934-012-9657-z

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