“…32,33,38,39,42 While in the case of Mo 2 B 5 catalyst such an increase in the reaction rate is associated with partial dissolution of the catalyst and formation of an active homogeneous form of the catalyst in the reaction mixture, 42 in the case of Mo 2 B, MoB, and MoB 2 catalysts it results from the catalyst surface activation. 33,38,40 The process of the epoxidation of octene-1 and ethylallyl ethylacrylate in the presence of the activated forms of these catalysts has been studied in sufficient details. 32,33,38,39 However, the process of the activation of Mo 2 B, MoB, and MoB 2 has been explored only for the epoxidation of octene-1.…”