Epoxidation of dibenzocycloalkenes on Ti–Ge-MCM-41 and Ti-SBA-15 catalysts

Abstract Epoxidation of a series of dibenzocycloalkenes: phenanthrene, 5H-dibenzo[ a , e ]cycloheptene, 5H-dibenzo[ a , c ] cycloheptene, 5,6-dihydrodibenzo[ a , e ]cyclo-octene, and dibenzo[ a , e ]cyclooctene with hydrogen peroxide was investigated on Ti- and Ge-modified Ti-incorporated-type mesoporous catalysts including MCM-41 and SBA-15 structures looking for the effect of the porous texture and Ge-promoting on both activity and selectivity to epoxide and H 2 O 2 efficiency. Ti–Ge-MCM-41 catalysts (Si/Ti = 43; Si/Ge = 85 and Si/Ti = 41; Si/Ge = 62) were prepared by a one-pot surfactant-assisted procedure based on the use of a cationic surfactant (CTAB, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide), …