The monooxidation of ethylene with hydrogen peroxide on the per-FTPhPFe3+OH/Al2O3 biomimetic

The gas-phase monooxidation of ethylene by hydrogen peroxide on a biomimetic heterogeneous catalyst (per-FTPhPFe3+OH/Al2O3) was studied under comparatively mild conditions. The biomimetic oxidation of ethylene with hydrogen peroxide was shown to be coherently synchronized with the decomposition of H2O2. Depending on reaction medium conditions, one of two desired products was formed, either ethanol or acetaldehyde. The kinetics and probable mechanism of ethylene transformation were studied.