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Published on: August 17, 2019
Pre-constructed multi-peroxotungstic centers for highly efficient and recyclable organophosphorus-tungstic catalysts
Chang Xu1,2, Yuequn Li1,2, Lin Tang1,2
1Engineering Research Center of Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Fine Chemicals (Fujian Province University), College of Chemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China. youngman@fzu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Styrene epoxide is an important organic intermediate with broad market prospects. Herein, novel homogeneous catalysts bearing pre-constructed diperoxotungstic centers were used in styrene epoxidation. With the increase of diperoxotungstic centers from 2 to 4, the styrene epoxide selectivity increased from 92.80% to 95.5%, the highest activity achieved to date in styrene epoxidation. Notably, the good recyclability of these catalysts helps overcome a key limitation of homogeneous catalysts in this field.
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