Efficient and selective epoxidation of styrene with TBHP catalyzed by Au25 clusters on hydroxyapatite

Yongmei Liu; Hironori Tsunoyama; Tomoki Akita; Tatsuya Tsukuda

doi:10.1039/B921082B

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Efficient and selective epoxidation of styrene with TBHP catalyzed by Au₂₅clusters on hydroxyapatite†

Yongmei Liu,^a Hironori Tsunoyama,^a Tomoki Akita^bc and Tatsuya Tsukuda*^ac

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^a Catalysis Research Center, Hokkaido University, Nishi 10, Kita 21, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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^b Research Institute for Ubiquitous Energy Devices, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 1-8-31 Midorigaoka, Ikeda, Osaka 563-8577, Japan

^c CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan

Abstract

Au₂₅ clusters supported on hydroxyapatite oxidized styrene in toluene with 100% conversion and 92% selectivity to the epoxide, under optimum conditions and using anhydrous tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) as an oxidant.

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Optical spectra of Au ₂₅(SG) ₁₈ in water and on HAP; preparation, characterization, kinetic analysis, and result of resuse test of Au-HAP catalysts PDF (1587K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B921082B
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 08 Oct 2009
Accepted: 19 Nov 2009
First published: 09 Dec 2009

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Chem. Commun., 2010,46, 550-552

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Efficient and selective epoxidation of styrene with TBHP catalyzed by Au₂₅ clusters on hydroxyapatite

Y. Liu, H. Tsunoyama, T. Akita and T. Tsukuda, Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 550 DOI: 10.1039/B921082B

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