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6.3 Results<br />

Figure 6‐10: Co‐epoxidation of styrene and (E)‐stilbene and the effect of benzaldehyde. (a) Comparison of<br />

only styrene and (E)‐stilbene conversion (solid symbols) with co‐epoxidation of styrene and (E)‐stilbene<br />

(open symbols), (■,□) (E)‐stilbene; (•,○) styrene conversion; (b) effect of benzaldehyde addition (0.2 mmol)<br />

on (E)‐stilbene conversion. <strong>Reactions</strong> conditions: 2.0 mmol (E)‐stilbene and/or styrene, 100 mg biphenyl, 30<br />

mL DMF, 50 mL min ‐1 O2, 2.0 mg STA‐12(Co), 100 °C.<br />

Table 6‐3: Epoxidation of (Z)‐stilbene with heterogeneous and homogeneous Co catalysts. Reaction<br />

conditions: 2.0 mmol (Z)‐stilbene, 6.8 µmol Co as catalyst, 100 mg biphenyl, 30 mL DMF, 10 h, 50 mL min ‐1<br />

O2.<br />

Optional styrene addition: 2.0 mmol.<br />

Entry Catalyst Styrene Promotion Conversion (%) Selectivity (%)<br />

1 STA‐12(Co) NO 11 92<br />

2 STA‐12(Co) YES 58 86<br />

3 Co(acac)3 NO 66 80<br />

4 Co(acac)3 YES 65 92<br />

5 Co3O4 NO 9.4 53<br />

Two major differences between MOF‐catalyzed styrene and (E)‐stilbene conversion are the<br />

higher reaction rate and the higher benzaldehyde selectivity (styrene ca. 12 %; (E)‐stilbene ca. 5 %)<br />

for the former. Thus, styrene conversion affords a comparably high benzaldehyde concentration<br />

already in the beginning of the reaction. Indeed, benzaldehyde as the major by‐product can explain<br />

the observed promoting effect – as with styrene, the (E)‐stilbene reaction rate was enhanced by<br />

addition of small substoichiometric amounts of benzaldehyde (Figure 6‐10b). In analogy to the<br />

previous observations, benzaldehyde did not have a promoting effect on homogeneous Co catalysts.<br />

6.3.8 Formation of oxidizing species<br />

(a) (b)<br />

Triphenylphosphine is frequently used to scavenge thermally unstable peroxides for GC analysis. Also<br />

in the present study, triphenylphosphine oxide was found when PPh3 was added to the samples<br />

taken for GC analysis indicating the presence of peroxides. Over time the amount of peroxides<br />

increased steadily. Similar to FMF‐formation, peroxides also formed in lower amounts in the absence<br />

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