02083nas a2200253   4500008004100000022001400041245011500055210006900170260005700239300001200296490000800308520123300316653001401549653001601563653001801579653001801597653001401615100001801629700001501647700001601662700001401678700001301692856012401705       2009                        eng d  a1011-372X00aCatalytic aerobic oxidation of cyclohexane and ethyl benzene over chromium-containing mesoporous organosilicas0 aCatalytic aerobic oxidation of cyclohexane and ethyl benzene ove  a233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USAbSPRINGERcOCT  a492-4990 v1323 a<p>Chromium-containing ethane-bridged hybrid periodic mesoporous organosilicas (Cr-PMO) were synthesized using 1,2-bis(triethoxysilyl) ethane (BTEE) and tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) as silica sources and alkyltrimethyl ammonium salts as surfactants by two different synthesis routes. PXRD and N(2) adsorption-desorption analysis shows that the original structure of the materials is maintained after chromium substitution while spectroscopic study proves the incorporation of chromium in the frame wall positions and show the existence of Cr(2)O(3) species in the mixed silica source (BTEE-TEOS) synthesized chromium samples. The catalytic activity of the newly developed chromium samples was evaluated in the liquid phase oxidation of cyclohexane and ethylbenzene using air as an oxidant. Further, the Cr-PMO samples exhibited better cyclohexane conversion and cyclohexanone selectivity than the conventional Cr-MCM-41 and other metal-containing MCM-41 samples. The exceptional activity of the new chromium-containing molecular sieves is attributed to the hydrophobicity of the materials and to the complementary structural features that facilitates the accessibility of substrate to the active framework chromium sites.</p>10aCr-MCM-4110aCyclohexane10aEthyl benzene10aOrganosilicas10aOxidation1 aSingh, A., P.1 aTorita, N.1 aShylesh, S.1 aIwasa, N.1 aArai, M.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/catalytic-aerobic-oxidation-cyclohexane-and-ethyl-benzene-over-chromium-containing-0