Immobilization of molybdenum-Schiff base complex derived from ethylenediamine onto the nanopores of molecular sieve and investigation of its catalytic activity

Immobilization of a molybdenum-Schiff base complex onto the super cage of Na-Y zeolite was achievedthrough the ship- in-the- bottle method. The prepared nanocatalyst was characterized with Fourier Transform infraredspectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis.Catalytic epoxidation of cyclooctene and 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol by prepared nanocatalyst using cumene hydroperoxideas oxidant was achieved with relatively good activities as well as high selectivities.

Keywords:

molybdenum , Schiff base , nanopores , molecular sieve , catalytic activity