High catalytic efficiency of transition metal complexes encapsulated in a cubic mesoporous phase

Abstract

Copper(II) acetate dimer and [Mn^II(bipy)₂]²⁺ encapsulated in cubic Al-MCM-48 show high catalytic activity in the oxidation of phenol to catechol by oxygen activation, and of styrene to styrene oxide by singlet oxygen, respectively.

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