Oxidation of olefins employing mesoporous molecular sieves modified with copper

- Olefins oxidation on Cu-M(x), synthesized by TIE method, using H2O2 has been studied.
- Reaction mechanism including the interaction of the catalyst with H2O2 was proposed.
- α-Pinene conversions reached values around 23% being verbenone the major product.
- Optimal reaction conditions were: α-pinene/oxidant of 4/1 with a further H2O2 addition.
- The recycling studies did not show loss in activity and selectivity.