Mp. Kapoor et al., HYDROLYTIC CLEAVAGE OF EPOXY RING DURING THE EPOXIDATION OF ALKENES OVER BORON MODIFIED TITANIUM SILICALITES OF MFI TOPOLOGY, Catalysis letters, 43(1-2), 1997, pp. 127-131
Boron incorporated bifunctional microporous titanium silicalites of MF
I topology, which contained both oxidizing and acidic sites, can effec
tively catalyse the selective epoxidation of alpha-olefins, followed b
y ring opening of the epoxide through hydrolysis reactions. Data are p
resented that correlate the oxidative and acidic functions of these ca
talysts. The rate of hydrolysis is seen to depend on the phases genera
ted by incorporation of the boron atoms.