The epoxidation of chalcone by H2O2 has been investigated in a water-heptane two-phase system in the presence of a surfactant (dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide; DTAB) in order to analyse the role played by the rate and the type of stirring (magnetic and sonication). Under these conditions two catalytic processes have been proved to intervene: an inverse phase transfer catalysis (IPTC) or an interfacial catalysis (IC). This latter process appears to be very sensitive to stirring efficiency.