Synthesis of Titanium Chabazite: A New Shape Selective Oxidation Catalyst with Small Pore Openings and Application in the Production of Methyl Formate from Methanol

Take CHAnce on zeolites: A new titanium silicate oxidation catalyst (Ti‐CHA) and a bifunctional titanium aluminum silicate catalyst (Ti‐Al‐CHA) with the chabazite (CHA) topology have been synthesized. The materials have a 3‐dimensional channel system with small pore openings that enable shape selective oxidation catalysis. The new Ti‐Al‐CHA material facilitates a high conversion of methanol to methyl formate with a selectivity of 85 % at 60 °C, using H2O2 as the oxidation agent.