Organotin-oxomolybdate coordination polymers as catalysts for the epoxidation of cyclooctene

A series of organotin-oxomolybdate coordination polymers were tested as catalysts for the liquid-phase epoxidation of cyclooctene with aqueous hydrogen peroxide at 35 °C and atmospheric pressure. Water, acetonitrile and dichloromethane were examined as additional co-solvents for the reaction. The catalytic results vary considerably according to the nature of the tin-bound R group and the co-solvent.