Oxidation of 1,7-Octadiene by Molecular Oxygen in Liquid-Phase in the Presence of Metal Silicides at the Initial Stages
The effect of metal silicides, TiSi₂, VSi₂, MoSi₂, HfSi₂, TaSi₂ , and WSi₂, on the initial stages of the liquid-phase oxidation processes of 1,7-octadiene by molecular oxygen was investigated. It was established that the presence of a homogeneous initiator of radical processes, tert-butyl hydroperoxide, was necessary for the oxidation reaction to proceed. VSi₂ is the best catalyst for the oxidation of 1,7-octadiene by O2. VSi₂ and MoSi₂ exhibited excellent reusability over five cycles of use without significant loss in their catalytic activity.