A Magnetically Recyclable Nanocomposite Catalyst for Olefin Epoxidation

Abstract

“Attractive” catalyst: Molybdenum oxide nanoparticles have been incorporated into a mesoporous silica shell and coated on silica-coated magnetite nanoparticles for use as a magnetically separable heterogeneous epoxidation catalyst. This catalyst, which has a low Mo loading of 1 mol %, can be recycled and reused six times in the epoxidation of cis-cyclooctene with no major loss of activity (see picture). Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2007/z702386_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.