Ss. Kim et al., CATALYTIC-OXIDATION OF STYRENE BY MANGANESE(II) BIPYRIDINE COMPLEX CATIONS IMMOBILIZED IN MESOPOROUS AL-MCM-41, Catalysis letters, 43(1-2), 1997, pp. 149-154
Manganese 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) complex cations, [Mn(bpy)(2)](2+), hav
e been immobilized in mesoporous Al-MCM-41 (Si/Al = 9) and used as a c
atalyst for the oxidation of styrene by iodosylbenzene, H2O2 and tert-
butyl hydroperoxide (BHP). The oxidation products included epoxide, di
ol and aldehyde. Al-MCM-41-immobilized [Mn(bpy)(2)](2+) exhibited a hi
gher catalytic activity for styrene oxidation than the corresponding h
omogeneous catalyst and showed no significant loss of catalytic activi
ty when recycled.