Probable mechanism for alkane oxidation with H2O2 over VS-2

Metallosilicate zeolites containing Ti and V, TS-2 and VS-2, have been synthesized using tetrabutylammonium cation as the template. Although both Ti and V exist in zeolite framework in a highly dispersed state, V easily leaches by K2CO3 or H2O2 treatments in contrast to Ti. Spin trapping experiments and relative reactivity of linear/cyclic alkanes indicate that the oxidation of alkanes over TS-2 and VS-2 proceed by different mechanisms; it is conceivable that the oxidation occurs by way of the attack of ·OH species produced from the V species in the zeolite framework with H2O2.