A review on the active sites for titanium species in zeolites: coordination structure, synthetic strategies and activity

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Influence of solvent structure and hydrogen bonding on catalysis at solid–liquid interfaces

David S. Potts, Daniel T. Bregante, Jason S. Adams, Chris Torres and David W. Flaherty

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 12308
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A nucleation-tuned mechanism to prepare centre-crossed zeolite lamellas by the rotating/static switch crystallization strategy

Jing Wang, Xinlan Zhang, Lihua Chen, Xinhuan Lu, Qinghua Xia and Dan Zhou

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2022, 9, 889
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Engineering intraporous solvent environments: effects of aqueous-organic solvent mixtures on competition between zeolite-catalyzed epoxidation and H2O2 decomposition pathways

David S. Potts, Chris Torres, Ohsung Kwon and David W. Flaherty

Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 3160
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Charge transformation of framework titanium (Ⅳ) into titanium (Ⅲ) in vanadium-titanium doped MFI zeolite for enhanced alkene epoxidation

Guojun Lv, Yan Chen, Xuyang Zou, Jiangzhang Wang, Tao Wang, Fumin Wang and Xubin Zhang

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2022, 341, 112035
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Construction of Boron-Promoted Ti Active Centers in Titanosilicates for Selective Oxidation Reactions

Xianchen Gong, Jingyi Tan, Xiaomin Tang, Jie Tuo, Xintong Li, Chengwei Zhai, Teng Yang, Xianfeng Yi, Yue Ma, Xiaowang Li, Jiabi Ma, Hao Xu, Anmin Zheng and Peng Wu

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2025, 147, 41138
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Addressing confinement effect in alkenes epoxidation using ‘isoreticular’ titanosilicate zeolite catalysts

Sarra Abdi, Martin Kubů, Ang Li, Květa Kalíková and Mariya Shamzhy

Catalysis Today, 2022, 390-391, 326
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Regulating the Coordination Mode of Ti Atoms in the Beta Zeolite Framework to Enhance the 1-Hexene Epoxidation

Xuliang Deng, Yang Xu, Jincheng Liu, Dong Lin, Ze Zong, Juncong Yuan, Zhiyang Li, Guanghui Zhao, Yongjun Zhang, Yibin Liu, Xiaobo Chen, Xiang Feng, De Chen, Chaohe Yang and Honghong Shan

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2024, 63, 3817
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Au/TS-1 catalyst for propylene epoxidation with H2 and O2: Effect of surface property and morphology of TS-1 zeolite

Jialun Xu, Zhihua Zhang, Daiyi Yu, Wei Du, Nan Song, Xuezhi Duan and Xinggui Zhou

Nano Res., 2023, 16, 6278
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Anatase-Free Nanosized Hierarchical Titanosilicate TS-1 Synthesis via Nitric Acid-Catalyzed Gel Preparation

Vera R. Bikbaeva, Sergey V. Bubennov, Dmitry V. Serebrennikov, Daria A. Ogurechnikova, Evgenii V. Vakulin, Boris I. Kutepov, Nellia G. Grigoreva and Anton L. Maximov

Gels, 2025, 11, 605
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Synthesis of Ti-MWW Zeolite by Refluxing and Implanting Titanium Method and Further Application in 1-Hexene Epoxidation

Jidong Chu, Zhijin Ge, Jiahui Peng, Hui Hu, Shujuan Guo and Xiaohui Chen

Catal Lett, 2023, 153, 348
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Two-dimensional Organic-Inorganic Ti-MWW as Regenerable Catalyst for Fixed-bed Propylene Epoxidation

Liangliang Gong, Xianchen Gong, Jinpeng Yin, Xintong Li, Peng Wu and Hao Xu

Chem. Res. Chin. Univ., 2026, 42, 84
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Fabrication and evaluation of TiO2/multiwalled carbon nanotube composite thin-film photoelectrodes via sol–gel electrophoretic deposition using mixed solvents

Yuehai Yu and Mariko Matsunaga

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Consequences of Pore Polarity and Solvent Structure on Epoxide Ring-Opening in Lewis and Brønsted Acid Zeolites

David S. Potts, Jessica K. Komar, Matthew A. Jacobson, Huston Locht and David W. Flaherty

JACS Au, 2024, 4, 3501
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Titanosilicate mesoporous materials with adjustable textural properties for catalyzing the acetalization reaction of biomass derived furfural and n-propanol

Fan Song, Xiandong Yao, Cong Wan, Lijun Wang and Shuang Xi

J Sol-Gel Sci Technol, 2023, 106, 349
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Research Progress on Sustainable and Green Production of Oxime

Shiqing Wang, Bin Sun, Junqi Zhao, Xiaoxin Zhang and Baoning Zong

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2025, 13, 1853
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Spectroscopic Characterization of Ti Sites in MWW Zeolite in Presence of Hydrogen Peroxide

Francesca Rosso, Alessia Airi, Matteo Signorile, Silvia Bordiga, Valentina Crocellà and Francesca Bonino

ChemCatChem, 2024, 16
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Effect of secondary acid treatment on the structure of Ti-MWW zeolite and its catalytic performance

Shaoqing Jin, Qiangqiang Luo, Xueyan Fan, Hongmin Sun and Weimin Yang

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2025, 389, 113572
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Enhanced catalytic performance of trimethylsilylated Ti-MWW zeolites for the liquid-phase epoxidation of propylene with H2O2

Kang Tang, Weilong Hou, Xiaoshu Wang, Wen Xu, Xinqing Lu, Rui Ma, Yanghe Fu and Weidong Zhu

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2021, 328, 111492
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Understanding Rates and Regioselectivities for Epoxide Methanolysis within Zeolites: Mechanism and Roles of Covalent and Non-covalent Interactions

David S. Potts, Jessica K. Komar, Huston Locht and David W. Flaherty

ACS Catal., 2023, 13, 14928
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Enhanced catalytic performance of NH4+-exchanged Ti-MWW zeotypes for the liquid-phase epoxidation of alkenes with H2O2

Yuexia Wang, Jiaqi Xu, Xuan Lin, Chaosi Liu, Xinqing Lu, Yijing Gao, Francesco Pepe, Domenico Caputo and Weidong Zhu

Journal of Catalysis, 2025, 443, 115982
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Control of Ti active-site microenvironment in titanosilicate catalysts and its effect on oxidation pathways

Yunkai Yu, Rui Wang, Wei Liu, Zhen Chen, Haoxin Liu, Xin Huang, Zhimou Tang, Yueming Liu and Mingyuan He

Applied Catalysis A: General, 2021, 610, 117953
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Expanded titanosilicate MWW-related materials synthesized from a boron-containing precursor as an efficient catalyst for cyclohexene oxidation

Zhimou Tang, Yunkai Yu, Zhen Chen, Dongxu Liu, Nan Fang, Haihong Wu, Yueming Liu and Mingyuan He

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2021, 327, 111437
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Ammonia-assisted dry-gel conversion for preparation of TS-1 with enriched Ti(OSi)3OH active sites

Huanhao Lin, Xin Sun, Yucheng Jin, Yunkai Yu and Yueming Liu

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2025, 390, 113595
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Acid-modulated single-layer Ti-MWW zeolite with abundant accessible TiO6 active sites for efficient epoxidation of bulky cycloalkene

Le-Yao Du, Xue-Hui Zhao, Zhe Sheng, Meng-Nan Liu, Qun-Xing Luo, Long Xu, Hua-Ping Ren, Huiyong Chen and Qing-Qing Hao

Applied Catalysis A: General, 2026, 714, 120845
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Effect of Interactions between Alkyl Chains and Solvent Structures on Lewis Acid Catalyzed Epoxidations

David S. Potts, Vijaya Sundar Jeyaraj, Ohsung Kwon, Richa Ghosh, Alexander V. Mironenko and David W. Flaherty

ACS Catal., 2022, 12, 13372
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Beyond TS-1: Background and recent advances in the synthesis of Ti-containing zeolites

Roberto Millini, Giuseppe Bellussi, Paolo Pollesel, Caterina Rizzo and Carlo Perego

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2023, 358, 112660
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Construction of Ti-containing zeolite with highly enhanced catalytic activity by active species surface implanting strategy

Xinchao Liu, Huan Liu, Lihua Chen, Baolian Su, Xinhuan Lu, Qinghua Xia and Dan Zhou

Catalysis Today, 2022, 405-406, 285
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Effect of P modification on the structure and catalytic performance of Ti-MWW zeolite

Xueyan Fan, Wende Hu, Shaoqing Jin, Guiju Tao, Zhimou Tang, Chuanming Wang, Hongmin Sun and Weimin Yang

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2022, 336, 111887
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Beyond TS-1: Background and recent advances in the synthesis of Ti-containing zeolites

Roberto Millini, Giuseppe Bellussi, Paolo Pollesel, Caterina Rizzo and Carlo Perego

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2022, 346, 112286
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Greening Oxidation Catalysis: Water as a Solvent for Efficient Alkene Epoxidation over a Titanosilicate/H2O2 System

Yunkai Yu, Nan Fang, Zhen Chen, Dongxu Liu, Yueming Liu and Mingyuan He

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2022, 10, 11641
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Phosphate-Modified Effects on Uncalcined TS-1-Immobilized Au Catalysts for Propylene Epoxidation with H2 and O2

Jialun Xu, Zhihua Zhang, Daiyi Yu, Wei Du, Yang Zheng, Nan Song, Xuezhi Duan and Xinggui Zhou

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2023, 62, 21654
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Acid Treatment for Regulating Hf Sites of the Hierarchical Hf-B-BEA Zeolite, Thereby Boosting Its MPV Reaction Performance

Ziqi Ren, Lu Fang, Miao Cui, Tianming Lv, Huifang Wu, Ziyi Feng, Zhaochi Feng, Changgong Meng and Limin Ren

Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2023, 62, 10057
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P-modified deactivated TS-1: A benign catalyst for the MTP reaction

Yuxia Lin, Deyi Xu, Zhen Chen, Yunkai Yu, Fang Li, Xin Huang, Yueming Liu and Mingyuan He

Catalysis Today, 2022, 405-406, 258
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Ti-Beta zeotypes with open Ti(OSi)3OH sites for the efficient epoxidation of cyclohexene with H2O2

Bowen Xu, Mengshan Deng, Kehang Lin, Yuexia Wang, Xinqing Lu, Rui Ma, Yanghe Fu and Weidong Zhu

Journal of Catalysis, 2024, 439, 115748
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Insight into the formation of framework titanium species during acid treatment of MWW-type titanosilicate and the effect of framework titanium state on olefin epoxidation

Jie Zhang, Shaoqing Jin, Donghao Deng, Wei Liu, Guiju Tao, Qiangqiang Luo, Hongmin Sun and Weimin Yang

Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2021, 314, 110862
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