Table 3 A comparative evaluation of UiO and MIP catalysts highlights the impact of catalyst amount, temperature, time, and solvent on the styrene ring-opening reaction using amine nucleophile.

From: Superior and efficient performance of cost-effective MIP-202 catalyst over UiO-66-(CO2H)2 in epoxide ring opening reactions

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Entry

Catalyst

Catalyst amount (mol %)a

Solvent

Time (min)

Temperature (°C)

Conversion (%)

Selectivity (%)

1

MIP

0.34

Solvent free

120

r.t

80

90

2

MIP

0.68

Solvent free

120

r.t

90

90

3

MIP

1.02

Solvent free

60

r.t

95

93

4

MIP

1.02

Solvent free

120

r.t

97

93

5

MIP-a

1.02

Solvent free

120

r.t

63

93

6

MIP

1.02

THF

120

r.t

15

93

7

MIP

1.02

Toluene

120

r.t

40

93

8

MIP

1.02

CH3CN

120

r.t

30

90

9

MIP

1.02

DCM

120

r.t

18

90

10

No catalyst

0

Solvent free

120

r.t

5

90

11

UiO

0.23

Solvent free

120

r.t

43

90

12

UiO

0.46

Solvent free

120

r.t

48

90

13

UiO

0.69

Solvent free

120

r.t

52

90

14

UiO

0.92

Solvent free

120

r.t

60

90

15

UiO

0.92

Solvent free

120

40

65

90

16

UiO

0.92

Solvent free

120

50

72

93

17

UiO

0.23

Solvent free

120

60

67

90

18

UiO

0.46

Solvent free

120

60

84

90

19

UiO

0.69

Solvent free

120

60

95

93

20

UiO

0.92

Solvent free

60

60

70

90

21

UiO

0.92

Solvent free

90

60

88

93

22

UiO

0.92

Solvent free

120

60

98

93

23

UiO

1.15

Solvent free

120

60

98

93

24

No catalyst

0

Solvent free

120

60

20

90

25

UiO

0.92

THF

120

60

20

87

26

UiO

0.92

Toluene

120

60

42

93

27

UiO

0.92

CH3CN

120

60

37

42

28

UiO

0.92

DCM

120

60

15

90

  1. Reaction conditions: Each reaction utilized 1 mmol of styrene oxide and 1 mmol of aniline. Conversion and selectivity data were obtained via gas chromatography.
  2. a \({\text{Mol\% of catalyst}} = \left( {\text{mol of catalyst}} \right)/\left( {\text{mol of epoxide}} \right) \times 100.\)