Synthesis and catalytic properties of mesoporous tin silicate molecular sieves

Abstract

The synthesis of mesoporous tin-silicates analogous to MCM-41 is reported, for which characterization studies indicate the incorporation of tin in the framework; the Sn-MCM-41 samples have excellent catalytic properties in the selective oxidation of aromatics and hydroxylation of phenol and 1-naphthol with peroxides.