Manganese Salophen Covalently Anchored to Amino-functionalized Graphene Oxide As an Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst for Selective Epoxidation

Overview

Journal RSC Adv

Publisher Royal Society of Chemistry

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2024 Dec 6

PMID 39640526

Authors

Robabeh Hajian

Narjes Sadat Mousavi

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Abstract

Epoxidation of olefins catalyzed by manganese(iii) salophen (MnSalop) immobilized on graphene oxide (GO) modified with 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane (GO·NH) has been reported. Characterization of the solid catalyst by FTIR, DR UV-Vis, FESEM, XRD, elemental scanning mappings, TGA/DTG, BET measurements, and ICP analysis aided in understanding the catalyst morphology. It confirmed that there was no significant demetallation or chemical change in MnSalop-GO·NH. The heterogeneous catalyst (MnSalop-GO·NH) showed high efficiency in the oxidation of different olefins with HO as a green oxygen donor agent assisted by NaHCO as co-catalyst at room temperature. The alkenes were oxidized to their corresponding epoxides with 88-100% selectivity and turnover frequency (TOF) values ranging from 40.7 to 162.8 h in the presence of MnSalop-GO·NH under mild conditions. When supported on GO, MnSalop-GO·NH afforded epoxide yields comparable to those of the corresponding homogeneous analog. The prepared catalyst was selective for most olefins, with a high conversion. In addition, it could be reused four times without any remarkable loss in catalytic performance.

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