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Oxidation of Lower Alkenes by α-Oxygen (FeIII–O•−)α on the FeZSM-5 Surface: The Epoxidation or the Allylic Oxidation? Full article

Journal Molecular Catalysis
ISSN: 2468-8231
Output data Year: 2017, Volume: 443, Pages: 43-51 Pages count : 9 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2017.09.017
Tags DFT, N2O oxidant, Oxygen anion radicals, Propylene epoxidation, α-oxygen
Authors Starokon Eugeny V. 1 , Malykhin Sergei E. 1,2 , Parfenov Mikhail V. 1 , Zhidomirov Georgy M. 1,3 , Kharitonov Alexander S. 1
Affiliations
1 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
2 Department of Natural Science, National Research University – Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
3 Department of Chemistry, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119992, Russia

Funding (2)

1 Russian Foundation for Basic Research 15-03-03218
2 Federal Agency for Scientific Organizations 0303-2016-0006 (V.44.1.6)

Abstract: Elsevier B.V. Reactions of anion-radical α-oxygen (FeIII–O•−)α with propylene and 1-butene on sodium-modified FeZSM-5 zeolites were studied in the temperature range from −60 to 25 °C. Products were extracted from the zeolite surface and identified. It was found that main reaction pathway was the epoxides formation. Selectivity for epoxides at −60 °C was 59–64%. Other products were formed as a result of secondary transformations of epoxides on the zeolite surface. According to IR spectroscopy, the oxidation of propylene over the entire temperature range and 1-butene at −60 °C were not accompanied by the formation of (FeIII–OH)α groups, in distinction to methane oxidation. This testifies that hydrogen abstraction does not occur. In case of 1-butene reaction with α-oxygen at 25 °C, hydrogen abstraction occurred but was insignificant, ca 7%. According to DFT calculation ferraoxetane intermediate formation is preferable over hydrogen abstraction. Following decomposition of this intermediate leads to the propylene oxide (PO) formation. The results may be relevant to the low selectivity problem of the silver catalyst in propylene epoxidation and raise doubts about the presently accepted mechanism explaining an adverse effect of allylic hydrogen.
Cite: Starokon E.V. , Malykhin S.E. , Parfenov M.V. , Zhidomirov G.M. , Kharitonov A.S.
Oxidation of Lower Alkenes by α-Oxygen (FeIII–O•−)α on the FeZSM-5 Surface: The Epoxidation or the Allylic Oxidation?
Molecular Catalysis. 2017. V.443. P.43-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2017.09.017 WOS Scopus РИНЦ ANCAN OpenAlex
Dates:
Submitted: Apr 14, 2017
Accepted: Sep 16, 2017
Published online: Nov 10, 2017
Published print: Dec 1, 2017
Identifiers:
Web of science: WOS:000416616000005
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85033391527
Elibrary: 31051863
Chemical Abstracts: 2018:312472
Chemical Abstracts (print): 168:346638
OpenAlex: W2767322264
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