Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2015, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (11): 1811-1817.DOI: 10.1016/S1872-2067(15)60919-6

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Catalytic epoxidation of olefin over supramolecular compounds of molybdenum oxide clusters and a copper complex

Hongcheng Gaoa, Yan Yanb, Xiaohong Xuc, Jiehui Yub, Huiling Niub, Wenxiu Gaob, Wenxiang Zhangb, Mingjun Jiab   

  1. a Department of Chemical Engineering, Chengde Petroleum College, Chengde 067000, Hebei, China;
    b College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China;
    c Pharmacy Department, Daqing Oilfield General Hospital, Daqing 163001, Heilongjiang, China
  • Received:2015-05-01 Revised:2015-05-29 Online:2015-11-02 Published:2015-11-02
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    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21173100 and 21320102001).

Abstract:

The catalytic epoxidation of olefin was investigated on two copper complex-modified molybdenum oxides with a 3D supramolecular structure, [Cu(bipy)]4[Mo15O47]·2H2O (1) and [CuI(bix)][(CuIbix) (δ-MoVI8O26)0.5] (2) (bipy = 4,4'-bipyridine, bix = 1,4-bis(imidazole-1-ylmethyl)benzene). Both compounds were catalytically active and stable for the epoxidation of cyclooctene, 1-octene, and styrene with tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BuOOH) as oxidant. The excellent catalytic performance was attributed to the presence of stable coordination bonds between the molybdenum oxide and copper complex, which resulted in the formation of easily accessible Mo species with high electropositivity. In addition, the copper complex also acted as an active site for the activation of t-BuOOH, thus improving these copper complex-modified polyoxometalates.

Key words: Supramolecular compound, Molybdenum oxide cluster, Copper complex, Olefin, Epoxidation