Synthesis of two titanosilicates with distinct interlayer connections from similar gels

Abstract

Ti-SSZ-70 and Ti-ECNU-6, with identical intralayer structures but distinct interlayer connections, were prepared from similar synthetic gels free of alkali metal ions and boric acid. Ti-SSZ-70, composed of vertically misaligned MWW layers, was transferred to Ti-ECNU-6, structurally analogous to the Ti-MWW zeolite with a well-aligned layer stacking, upon the addition of an appropriate amount of hexamethyleneimine to the gel. These two titanosilicate catalysts exhibited outstanding catalytic activities in the liquid-phase alkene epoxidation.