Epoxidation of soybean oil with tert-butyl hydroperoxide over manganese(III) tetraphenylporphyrin chloride catalyst

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Abstract

A new catalytic route was reported for the epoxidation of soybean oil (SBO) with tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP, 65 wt. %) as the clean oxidant over manganese (III) tetraphenylporphyrin chloride (Mn (TPP) Cl) catalyst without carboxylic acid. Effect of tetraphenylporphyrin chloride with various metals (Mn, Fe, Co, Ni and Zn) on SBO epoxidation as been investigated. As biomimetic catalysts, the optimum reaction temperature of the system existed for catalytic activity, which was about 40 °C. The optimum reaction time was 6 h and the suitable promoter was pyrrole considering various factors. The suitable oxidant was TBHP of 65 wt. %. A mechanism for SBO epoxidation was discussed, and a role for high-valent metal peroxide intermediate with double bond directly as part of this mechanism was proposed, which was verified by in situ UV-Vis spectroscopy. The optimized reaction conditions were acquired.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNanotechnology and Advanced Materials
Pages328-333
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event2012 International Conference on Nanotechnology Technology and Advanced Materials, ICNTAM 2012 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Duration: Apr 12 2012Apr 13 2012

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume486
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2012 International Conference on Nanotechnology Technology and Advanced Materials, ICNTAM 2012
Country/TerritoryHong Kong
CityHong Kong
Period4/12/124/13/12

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Engineering

Keywords

  • Epoxidation
  • Epoxidized soybean oil
  • Metalloporphyrin
  • Tert-butyl hydroperoxide
  • Vegetable oil

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