MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS, vol.251, pp.173-180, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
Molybdenum(VI) oxodiperoxo complex containing an oxazine ligand, ([MoO(O-2)(2)(phox)], phox: 2-(2'-hydroxyphenyl)-5,6-dihydro-1,3-oxazine) was conveniently synthesized and immobilized onto chloro-functionalized mesoporous silica SBA-15 by covalent bonding between the chloropropyl group on the internal surface of the pores and the nitrogen atom of oxazine ligand yielding [MoO(O-2)(2)(phox)]/SBA-15. The resulting material was characterized by FT-IR, TGA, XRD, SEM, TEM, EDX, ICP-AES, BET and UV-vis spectroscopy. The heterogeneous catalyst [MoO(O-2)(2)(phox)]/SBA-15 was employed in the epoxidation of alkenes, exhibiting high catalytic performance and selectivity for epoxide similar to that of homogeneous catalyst, [MoO(O-2)(2)(Phox)] under solvent-free conditions. Finally, it was found that the heterogeneous catalyst had virtually no degree of leaching, which allowed its recyclability to nine cycles without loss of catalytic performance. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.