A hierarchically core/shell-structured titanosilicate with multiple mesopore systems for highly efficient epoxidation of alkenes.

A hierarchical titanosilicate, with epitaxially grown MFI nanosheets on microsized TS-1 crystals, has been prepared through a desilication–recrystallization method using a diammonium surfactant as the secondary structure-directing agent (SDA). This core/shell material features multiple mesoporosities, significantly improved epoxidation activity as well as easy separation in synthesis and catalytic reactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]