Epoxidation of allyl alcohol with hydrogen peroxide over titanium silicalite TS‐2 catalyst

The influence of the technological parameters on the course of the epoxidation of allyl alcohol with 30% H2O2 in the presence of titanium silicalite TS-2 catalyst and methanol as a solvent was studied. The process was performed in an autoclave at the autogenic pressure. The influence of temperature in the range 20–120 °C, molar ratio of allyl alcohol/H2O2 (1:1–10:1), methanol concentration in the reaction mixture (10–80% w/w), catalyst TS-2 concentration (0.1–2.0% w/w) and reaction time (1–8 h) were investigated. The functions describing the process were: selectivity of transformation to glycidocidol in relation to allyl alcohol consumed, selectivity of transformation to organic compounds in relation to hydrogen peroxide consumed, conversions of allyl alcohol and hydrogen peroxide. Copyright © 2007 Society of Chemical Industry