Electrocatalytic activities of Cu(II)Schiff base complexes encapsulated in nanocavities of zeolite-Y towards a new method for olefins oxidation

Metal transition complexes of Schiff base were considered among the other metal complexes due to their potential application in catalytic systems [1-4]. In addition, electrocatalytic performance of transition metal complexes have been becomes a popular research topic in the oxidation process. The work reported herein presents a modified procedure in electrocatalytic oxidation of olefins by CuL1-Y and CuL2-Y as heterogeneous catalysts. However, no such studies are reported for the oxidation of chemical substrates. The results showed that the Schiff base complexes encapsulated in zeolite convert olefins into the corresponding epoxide products. Results showed the excellent conversion and selectivity for substrates in green system after 90 second at room temperature