A hierarchically core/shell-structured titanosilicate with multiple mesopore systems for highly efficient epoxidation of alkenes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Oct 14;51(80):14905-8. doi: 10.1039/c5cc05278e.

Abstract

A hierarchical titanosilicate, with epitaxially grown MFI nanosheets on microsized TS-1 crystals, has been prepared through a desilication-recrystallization method using a diammonium surfactant as the secondary structure-directing agent (SDA). This core/shell material features multiple mesoporosities, significantly improved epoxidation activity as well as easy separation in synthesis and catalytic reactions.