Catalytic epoxidation of fatty acid methyl esters by modified metalloporphyrins with variable metals and electron-donating substituents

  • Weijie Zhang
  • , Pingping Jiang
  • , Jianghao Wu
  • , Pingbo Zhang
  • , Kelei Jiang

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Abstract

The catalytic efficiency of modified tetraphenylporphyrins with various metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Zn) and different electron-donating substituents (OCH3, OH, N(CH3)2, SO3Na) at the phenyl para-positions using hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, 30 wt%) as the oxidant has been researched in the epoxidation of unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) under mild conditions. In the present system, the co-catalyst effect of inorganic salts had a crucial role in enhancing catalytic performance. According to the yields, the catalytic activities of metalloporphyrins were in the following order: Mn(TPP)Cl ≈ Fe(TPP)Cl > CoTPP > NiTPP > ZnTPP, and Mn (TPP)Cl > Mn(TMOPP)Cl ≈ Mn(THPP)Cl ≈ Mn(TDMPP)Cl > Mn(TPPS4)Cl. Moreover, metalloporprhyrins after modification by electron-donating substituents displayed promoted thermolysis temperatures. Remarkably, the formation of intermediate porMnV=O has also been indicated, which was verified by both a kinetic study of FAMEs epoxidation and UV-Vis spectroscopy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)147-158
Number of pages12
JournalReaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis
Volume112
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Catalysis
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Keywords

  • Epoxidation
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Metalloporphyrin
  • Vegetable oil

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