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Influence of Solvent on the Epoxidation of Allyl Alcohol by Hydrogen Peroxide over Titanium Silicalite Catalysts

A. Wróblewska, M. Rzepkowska, S. Lenart, S. Westerlich, B. Grzmil, and E. Milchert

Institute of Organic Chemical Technology, Technical University of Szczecin, PL-70-322 Szczecin, Poland

E-mail: Agnieszka.Wroblewska@ps.pl

Received: 16 December 2003

Abstract: The epoxidation of allyl alcohol by 30 mass % hydrogen peroxide over titanium silicalite catalysts in the environment of protic and aprotic solvents has been investigated. The influence of the titanium silicalite catalysts TS-1, TS-2, and Ti-Beta and a protic solvent (methanol) and aprotic solvents (acetonitrile and methyl ethyl ketone) on the allyl alcohol epoxidation was studied. The catalyst solvent system, namely TS-2–methanol, allowing to achieve glycidol with the highest selectivity has been determined.

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Chemical Papers 59 (2) 139–142 (2005)