Cyclohexane mild oxidation catalyzed by new titanosilicate with hollow structure

Hetero-bimetallic alkali titanosilicates [MOTi{OSi(OtBu)3}3]2 (M = Li-Cs) with terminal Ti-O- groups

The molecular titanosilicate [(^tBuO₃)₃SiO]₃TiNEt₂ (1) was obtained from the reaction between silanol (^tBuO₃)₃SiOH and titanium amide Ti(NEt₂)₄. The reaction of 1 with alkali metal hydroxides MOH (M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs) offers a straightforward route to the alkaline salts of titanosilicates [MOTi{OSi(O^tBu)₃}₃]₂ with a terminal Ti-O^- moiety. All compounds were characterised by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Hirshfeld atom refinement and QTAIM analysis of the electron density in 1 and in the Rb salt 5 revealed the D-A nature of the Ti-O and Ti-N bonds and the presence of agostic C-H⋯Rb interactions.

Recent Progress in Adipic Acid Synthesis Over Heterogeneous Catalysts

Adipic acid is one of the most important feedstocks for producing resins, nylons, lubricants, plasticizers. Current industrial petrochemical process, producing adipic acid from KA oil, catalyzed by nitric acid, has a serious pollution to the environment, due to the formation of waste nitrous oxide. Hence, developing cleaner methods to produce adipic acid has attracted much attention of both industry and academia. This mini-review article discussed advances on adipic acid synthesis from bio-renewable feedstocks, as well as most recent progress on cleaner technology from fossil fuels over novel catalytic materials. This work on recent advances in green adipic acid production will provide insights and guidance to further study of various other industrial processes for producing nylon precursors.

Improved Ti species distribution and hierarchical pores in TS-1: towards regeneration of TS-1 deactivated due to alkali corrosion

TS-1 deactivated in industrial cyclohexanone ammoximation can be effectively regenerated by hydrothermal treatment with TPABr and ethanolamine solution.

Microporous Zeolite@Vertically Aligned Mg-Al Layered Double Hydroxide Core@Shell Structures with Improved Hydrophobicity and Toluene Adsorption Capacity under Wet Conditions

Zeolites have been recognized as one type of the most promising adsorbents for capturing volatile organic compounds (VOCs, e.g., toluene), but their performance suffers severely from water vapor under wet conditions. In this contribution, we demonstrated that the hydrophobicity of microporous zeolites can be significantly improved by coating vertically aligned LDH nanoplatelets when the contact angle is increased from 16.5-20.1° to 44.4-64.2°. The toluene adsorption capacity of such synthesized zeolite@LDH core@shell composites in wet conditions can thus be largely enhanced when the breakthrough time is increased from 6.4-10.8 to 20.1-27.5 min.

ZSM-5 functionalized in situ with manganese ions for the catalytic oxidation of cyclohexane

We report the preparation of transition metal-containing ZSM-5 catalysts, which were active and selective for cyclohexane oxidation.

Cation-exchange resin towards low-cost synthesis of high-performance TS-1 zeolites in the presence of alkali-metal ions

One-pot synthesis of a highly active titanium-rich TS-1 zeolite in the presence of alkali-metal cations assisted with a cation-exchange resin.

Role of pentahedrally coordinated titanium in titanium silicalite-1 in propene epoxidation

A new pentahedrally coordinated Ti was discovered in TS-1 and showed a higher catalytic activity than the tetrahedrally coordinated one.