EPOXIDATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION OF RENEWABLE FEEDSTOCKS, PRODUCTION OF VITAMIN E INTERMEDIATES, CONVERSION OF ETHENE TO PROPENE AND SOLVENT-FREE, ONE-STEP SYNTHESIS OF ESTERS

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• A Comprehensive Picture of the Nature and Mechanism of the Ti^IV-catalysed Epoxidation of Alkenes

  • Mechanism of the Ti^IV-centred epoxidation of alkenes

  • An alternative method of introducing isolated Ti centres to mesoporous silica

  • The use of H₂O₂ over Ti IV-grafted mesoporous silica catalysts: a further step towards sustainable epoxidation³³

  • Ti^IV mesoporous catalysts have an important role to play in a sustainable way to utilize renewable feedstocks from fats and vegetable sources

• Other Examples of Single-site, Metal-centred Catalysts Grafted onto Mesoporous Silica

• Titanium Cluster Sites for the Production of Vitamin E (Benzoquinone) Intermediates

• Single-site Metal Complexes Grafted onto Mesoporous Silica

  • Stability and recyclability of supported metal-ligand complex catalysts: a critical note

• A Trifunctional, Mesoporous Silica-based Catalyst: Highly Selective Conversion of Ethene to Propene

• Hybrid SSHCs are Chemically Robust

• The Confluence of Heterogeneous and Homogeneous Catalysis Involving Single Sites

• Beyond Mesoporous Silica

  • The merits of clay-based single-site catalysts

  • Pillared zeolites?

• Envoi

• References