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The work presents the results of studies on α-pinene oxidation over the TS-1 catalysts with different Ti content (in wt%): TS-1_1 (9.92), TS-1_2 (5.42), TS-1_3 (3.39) and TS-1_4 (3.08). No solvent was used in the oxidation studies, and molecula...

We synthesized a TS-1 catalyst to directly hydroxylate benzene to phenol with H2O2 as oxidant and water as solvent. The samples were characterized by FT-IR (Fourier Transform Infrared), DR UV-Vis (Diffused Reflectance Ultraviolet Visible), XRD (X-ray...

The development of non-noble metal catalysts for gas-phase propylene epoxidation with H2/O2 remains challenging due to their inadequate activity and stability. Herein, we report a Cs+-modified Ni/TS-1 catalyst (9%Ni-Cs/TS-1), which exhibits unprecede...

A new approach to the synthesis of a nanosized and hierarchical titanosilicate, TS-1, is presented. Instead of using specific solid or additional mesoporous templates or individual additives to slow down the hydrolysis of titanium alkoxides, it is pr...

Titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) is an effective catalyst, but its limited pore size restricts the access of bulky substrates such as α-pinene. In our previous studies, a TS-1 catalyst with a Si/Ti molar ratio of 20:1 demonstrated high activity in...

TS-1 and Fe-MFI systems have been chosen as cases studies for describing the behavior of single-site catalysts. We will report a concise review of the firmly established knowledge and of the open problems concerning the structure and the reactivity o...

In the paper, mesopores and macropores are introduced inside the crystals of micrometer microporous titanium silicate-1 (TS-1) to solve the problem of active site coverage and mass transfer during extrusion. Hierarchically porous titanium silicalite-...

TS-1 zeolite with desirable pore structure, an abundance of acidic sites, and good thermal stability promising as a support for the selective catalytic reduction of NO with NH3 (NH3-SCR). Herein, a series of Mn–Fe/TS-1 catalysts have been synth...

Limonene belongs to a group of very important intermediates used in the production of fine chemicals. This monoterpene compound can be obtained from peels of oranges or lemon which are a (biomass) waste from the orange juice industry. Thus, limonene...

Developing efficient heterogeneous catalysts for cyclic olefins epoxidation is highly attractive for meeting the growing need for various cyclic epoxides. Herein, hierarchical TS-1 zeolite with relatively abundant mesopores and less amount of surface...

In this paper, five kinds of transition metal-modified titanium silicalite-1 (M-TS-1) were prepared by an ultrasonic impregnation method. We studied their catalytic performances in the ammoximation of methyl ethyl ketone (MEK). The various M-TS-1 cat...

Citronellol is one of the most widely used fragrances for bouquetting purposes and it is a starting material for synthesis of several other terpenoids. Nevertheless, few data have been reported on citronellol selective oxidation. Accordingly, we repo...

Titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) is a milestone heterogeneous catalyst with single-atom tetrahedral titanium incorporated into silica framework for green oxidation reactions. Although TS-1 catalysts have been industrialized, the strategy of direct hydrot...

Lewis acid zeolites play an important role in industrially important green reactions closely related to fine chemical and biomass conversion. Titanium-doped TS-1 zeolite is a milestone Lewis acid zeolite widely used in industrially significant green...

The fundamental mechanism underlying negative-ion catalysis involves bond-strength breaking in the transition state (TS). Doubly-charged atomic/molecular anions are proposed as novel dynamic tunable catalysts, as demonstrated in water oxidation into...

Rh(III)-TsDPEN, an immobilized analog of the well-known [Cp*Rh(bpy)(H2O)]2+ was evaluated as a heterogeneous, recyclable regeneration catalyst for reduced oxidoreductase cofactors [NAD(P)H]. Repeated use of this catalyst was established and the catal...

Development of highly active heterogeneous catalysts is an effective strategy for modern organic synthesis chemistry. In this work, acidic mesoporous zeolite ZSM-5 (HZSM-5-M), acidic-free mesoporous zeolite TS-1 (TS-1-M), and basic ETS-10 zeolite sup...

Gas-phase epoxidation of propylene in the copresence of H2 and O2 was performed over the catalyst of Au on as-synthesized TS-1 that contained a small amount of anatase TiO2. The catalytic performance was studied by washing or nonwashing the catalyst...

To map out the efficient organocatalyst requirements in the Michael addition of 1,3-dicarbonyl indane compounds to nitrostyrenes, a dozen different amino organocatalysts containing a p-toluenesulfonyl group (Ts) have been evaluated; excellent enantio...

In an attempt to improve the photocatalytic activity of anatase TiO2, we developed a composite photocatalyst composed of hollow TiO2 microspheres (hTS) and graphene. The hTS were prepared through a two-step hydrothermal process, where SiO2 microspher...

In 1995, Noyori and co-workers made a breakthrough with their design of practical ruthenium-based catalysts, which combined the homochiral TsDPEN ligand with a Ru(II) arene [...]

Currently, the most common method of silane synthesis for electronics and photovoltaics is trichlorosilane (TS) dismutation. TS dismutation proceeds in the form of a reactions cascade, therefore its study is of both practical and scientific interest....

The trisiloxane polyether surfactant (3-[3-(hydroxy)(polyethoxy)propyl]-1,1,1,3,5,5,5 -heptamethyltrisiloxane) (TS-EO12) was successfully synthesized by a hydrosilylation reaction in the presence of Karstedt catalyst. The structural analysis of the s...

This SO4/TiO2 catalyst as a heterogeneous acidic catalyst was synthesized in various concentrations of H2SO4. The activity and selectivity of the SO4/TiO2 catalyst on the dehydration reaction of ethanol to diethyl ether were studied as well. The SO4/...

Manganese and iron oxides catalysts supported on silicalite-1 and titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) are synthesized by the wet impregnation method for the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NOx with NH3 (NH3-SCR), respectively. The optimized catalyst...

Amines play an important role in synthesizing drugs, pesticides, dyes, etc. Herein, we report on an efficient catalyst for the general construction of amine mediated by nickel boride nanoclusters supported by a TS-1 molecular sieve. Efficient product...

Recently, fuel cell combined heat and power systems (FC-CGSs) for residential applications have received increasing attention. The International Electrotechnical Commission has issued a technical specification (TS 62282-9-101) for environmental impac...

The synthesis of Imidazo[1, 2-a]pyridine (IMP) analogs is a research field constantly growing due potential applications of Groebke–Blackburn–Bienaymé (GBB) products in several fields, focusing on the development of novel greener s...

TS-1 zeolite and a series of Zr-modified samples (TS-1/xZr) were synthesized and systematically characterized to investigate the influence of zirconium incorporation on structural, textural, and photocatalytic properties. The structural and textural...

In this work, we investigated the catalytic effects of a Sharpless dimeric titanium (IV)–tartrate–diester catalyst on the epoxidation of allylalcohol with methyl–hydroperoxide considering four different orientations of the reacting...

Four Cl/Me substituted [ONNO] Zr-catalysts have been tested in ethene/α-olefin polymerization. Replacing electron-donating methyl with isosteric but electron-withdrawing chlorine substituents results in a significant increase of comonomer incorporati...

As the overall turnover-limiting step (TOLS) in the homogeneous conversion of N2O, the oxygen-atom transfer (OAT) from an N2O to an Ru-H complex to generate an N2 and Ru-OH complex has been comprehensively investigated by density functional theory (D...

In this work, non-ordered and ordered CeO2-based catalysts are proposed for CO2 conversion to dimethyl carbonate (DMC). Particularly, non-ordered mesoporous CeO2, consisting of small nanoparticles of about 8 nm, is compared with two highly porous (63...

The removal of soot particles via high-performance catalysts is a critical area of research due to the growing concern regarding air pollution. Among various potential catalysts suitable for soot oxidation, cerium oxide-based materials have shown con...

Surface geometry at the atomic level is an important factor related to the activity of a catalytic site. It is important to identify sites with high activity to comprehend the performance of a given catalyst. In this work, it is proposed that the opt...

A practical and efficient Suzuki coupling of phenols has been developed by using trans-NiCl(o-Tol)(PCy3)2/2PCy3 as a catalyst in the presence of tosyl fluoride as an activator. The key for the direct use of phenols lies in the compatibility of the ni...

Chiral diamines based on an 8-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline backbone, known as CAMPY (L1), or the 2-methyl substituted analogue Me-CAMPY (L2) were employed as novel ligands in Cp* metal complexes for the ATH of a series of substituted dihydroisoq...

In this study we investigate the Diels–Alder reaction between methyl acrylate and butadiene, which is catalyzed by BF3 Lewis acid in explicit water solution, using URVA and Local Mode Analysis as major tools complemented with NBO, electron dens...

This study explores the potential of biochar derived from microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of solid digestate as an additive to enhance the stability and performance of the anaerobic digestion process. The focus was placed on the effects of bio...

Current Pt-based methane combustion catalysts require high noble metal loadings (≥1 wt%) and exhibit insufficient low-temperature activity. To address this, we developed a 0.5 wt% Pt catalyst supported by sulfate-modified Fe-Ce-TiO2 (denoted 0.5Pt...

Brønsted acid-catalyzed, regiodivergent hydroindolation of indoles with terminal aryl alkynes was developed, affording bis(indolyl)alkanes in good to excellent yields. Systematic investigations revealed that temperature variation plays a key r...

Bimetallic catalysts, especially non-noble metals, hold great potential for substituting for noble metals in catalytic hydrogenation. In present study, a series of CoxNiy (x + y = 6) bimetallic catalysts were prepared through the impregnation–r...

Evidence of a Wheland intermediate in carboxylate-assisted C−H activation was found using DFT calculations when the Pd(IV) catalyst species was postulated as the active catalyst species (ACS). In order to delineate the reaction mechanism of Pd-...

Catalytic cracking of bio-oil, conducted at atmospheric pressure without hydrogen supply, is a cost-effective and versatile approach for the targeted synthesis of biofuels and platform chemicals. The conversion of raw bio-oil follows intricate reacti...

Biodiesel produced from non-edible plant sources is cost-effective, biodegradable, environment friendly, and compatible with petro-diesel, but new sources and extraction processes still need to be discovered. Here, we explored the fuel properties of...

The environmental and health impacts of sulfur compounds in fuel oil have prompted considerable research interest in oxidative desulfurization (ODS) technology. Tetrahedrally coordinated titanium has been demonstrated to exhibit excellent activity in...

In this work, a detailed analysis of the lipid component in primary sludge and sewage scum up-taken from several wastewater treatment plants located in southern Italy was carried out. Lipids in the primary sludge accounted for 200–250 mg/g of t...

Methods for the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation (ATH) of ketones and imines are still being intensively studied and developed. Of foremost interest is the use of Noyori’s [RuCl(η6-arene)(N-TsDPEN)] complexes in the presence of a hydrogen donor (i-P...

Combining the characteristics of rare earth extractants and water-soluble polymer complexants, a novel complexant phosphorylated chitosan (PCS) was synthesized by Kabachnik–Fields reaction with alkalized chitosan, dimethyl phosphonate, and form...

The study of the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) by non-noble transition metals is of great significance for the production of hydrogen energy. In this work, a new 5,15-bis-(pentafluorophenyl)-10-[4-(1H-imidazole) phenyl]-corrole and its metal comp...