Selectivity Limitations in the Heterogeneous Epoxidation of Olefins: Branching Reactions of the Oxametallacycle Intermediate in the Partial Oxidation of Styrene

摘要

The partial oxidation of alkenes, particularly of ethene to ethene oxide, is an important process in industrial chemistry. While several groups observed the Ag-catalyzed epoxidation of higher olefins in transient experiments, little success is reported from steady-state reaction studies.