Transition metal substituted Keggin type polyoxomolybdates as bifunctional catalysts for the epoxidation of alkenes by molecular oxygen
Abstract
In a one-pot reaction, transition metal substituted polyoxomolybdates are shown to be bifunctional catalysts for epoxidation of alkenes by via oxygen transfer from intermediate alkylhydroperoxides; the latter being formed by catalytic autoxidation with molecular oxygen.