Patent ID: 7087792

Claim:
A process for oxidation of hydrocarbons comprising contacting said hydrocarbon with an oxidizing agent in the presence of a catalytically effective amount of a titanium-containing molecular sieve for a time and at a temperature effective to oxidize said hydrocarbon, wherein the titanium-containing molecular sieve is a molecular sieve produced by the method comprising: (1) preparing an as-synthesized molecular sieve having a composition, as synthesized and in the anhydrous state, in terms of mole ratios as follows: YO 2 /TiO 2 15–∞ M 2/n /YO 2 0–0.03 Q/YO 2 0.02–0.05 wherein Y is silicon, germanium or a mixture thereof; M is an alkali metal cation, alkaline earth metal cation or mixtures thereof; n is the valence of M (i.e., 1 or 2); and Q is a N-benzyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane cation, the as-synthesized molecular sieve having the X-ray diffraction lines of Table I; and (2) thermally treating the as-synthesized molecular sieve at a temperature and for a time sufficient to remove the N-benzyl-1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane cation from the molecular sieve.