Abstract
A much greener synthesis method is discovered for the synthesis of 3,4-epoxytetrahydrofuran (ETHF), an important synthetic intermediate for stereo-controllable synthesis of complex organic compounds. 3,4-ETHF is synthesized with a conversion >95% and a selectivity >99% through a heterogeneous epoxidation of 2,5-dihydrofuran (DHF) with hydrogen peroxide in the liquid phase over a novel titanosilicate catalyst, Ti-MWW.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 78-81 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Green Chemistry |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 3 Jan 2006 |