Oxirane 1
Oxirane 1 : A general process for oxidizing olefins to olefin oxides by using an organic hydroperoxide, made by autoxidation of a hydrocarbon. Two versions are commercial. The first to be developed oxidizes propylene to propylene oxide, using as the oxidant t-butyl hydroperoxide made by the atmospheric oxidation of isobutane. Molybdenum naphthenate is used as a homogeneous catalyst. The t-butanol co-product may be reconverted to isobutane, or sold. The second uses ethylbenzene hydroperoxide as the oxidant; the co-product 2-phenylethanol is converted to styrene
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