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Chemical Communications

Epoxidation of alkenes through oxygen activation over a bifunctional CuO/Al2O3 catalyst†

Nicola Scotti,a   Nicoletta Ravasio,*a   Federica Zaccheria,a   Rinaldo Psaroa  and  Claudio Evangelistia  

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Abstract

The epoxidation of alkenes was carried out over a CuO/Al2O3 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.

Graphical abstract: Epoxidation of alkenes through oxygen activation over a bifunctional CuO/Al2O3 catalyst

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CC37843H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
29 Oct 2012
Accepted
17 Jan 2013
First published
17 Jan 2013

Chem. Commun., 2013,49, 1957-1959

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Epoxidation of alkenes through oxygen activation over a bifunctional CuO/Al2O3 catalyst

N. Scotti, N. Ravasio, F. Zaccheria, R. Psaro and C. Evangelisti, Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 1957 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC37843H

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