- Enhanced Hydrodeoxygenation of m-Cresol over Bimetallic Pt-Mo Catalysts through an Oxophilic Metal-Induced Tautomerization Pathway
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Supported bimetallic catalysts consisting of a noble metal (e.g., Pt) and an oxophilic metal (e.g., Mo) have received considerable attention for the hydrodeoxygenation of oxygenated aromatic compounds produced from biomass fast pyrolysis. Here, we report that PtMo can catalyze m-cresol deoxygenation via a pathway involving an initial tautomerization step. In contrast, the dominant mechanism on monometallic Pt/Al2O3 was found to be sequential Pt-catalyzed ring hydrogenation followed by dehydration on the support. Bimetallic Pt10Mo1 and Pt1Mo1 catalysts were found to produce the completely hydrogenated and deoxygenated product, methylcyclohexane (MCH), with much higher yields than monometallic Pt catalysts with comparable metal loadings and surface areas. Over an inert carbon support, MCH formation was found to be slow over monometallic Pt catalysts, while deoxygenation was significant for PtMo catalysts even in the absence of an acidic support material. Experimental studies of m-cresol deoxygenation together with density functional theory calculations indicated that Mo sites on the PtMo bimetallic surface dramatically lower the barrier for m-cresol tautomerization and subsequent deoxygenation. The accessibility of this pathway arises from the increased interaction between the oxygen of m-cresol and the Mo sites in the Pt surface. This interaction significantly alters the configuration of the precursor and transition states for tautomerization. A suite of catalyst characterization techniques including X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) indicate that Mo was present in a reduced state on the bimetallic surface under conditions relevant for reaction. Overall, these results suggest that the use of bifunctional metal catalysts can result in new reaction pathways that are unfavorable on monometallic noble metal catalysts.
- Robinson, Allison,Ferguson, Glen Allen,Gallagher, James R.,Cheah, Singfoong,Beckham, Gregg T.,Schaidle, Joshua A.,Hensley, Jesse E.,Medlin, J. Will
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- Dispersed copper oxide: A multifaceted tool in catalysis
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The preparation of highly dispersed copper oxide over different supports by means of a simple and versatile technique makes available a family of catalysts active for different kind of transformations. The proper choice of the inorganic matrix used as the support shapes the electronic properties of the deposited phase and, as a consequence, its catalytic behavior. Cu(0), Cu(δ+) and CuO nanoparticles resulted to be very active, respectively in hydrogenation reactions, NOx selective catalytic reduction by hydrocarbons and acid catalyzed formation of asymmetrical ethers starting from alcohols.
- Scotti, Nicola,Monticelli, Damiano,Zaccheria, Federica
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- Manganese-catalyzed homogeneous hydrogenation of ketones and conjugate reduction of α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives: A chemoselective, robust, and phosphine-free in situ-protocol
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We communicate a user-friendly and glove-box-free catalytic protocol for the manganese-catalyzed hydrogenation of ketones and conjugated C[dbnd]C[sbnd]bonds of esters and nitriles. The respective catalyst is readily assembled in situ from the privileged [Mn(CO)5Br] precursor and cheap 2-picolylamine. The catalytic transformations were performed in the presence of t-BuOK whereby the corresponding hydrogenation products were obtained in good to excellent yields. The described system offers a brisk and atom-efficient access to both secondary alcohols and saturated esters avoiding the use of oxygen-sensitive and expensive phosphine-based ligands.
- Topf, Christoph,Vielhaber, Thomas
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- Application of robust ketoreductase from Hansenula polymorpha for the reduction of carbonyl compounds
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Enzyme-catalysed asymmetric reduction of ketones is an attractive tool for the production of chiral building blocks or precursors for the synthesis of bioactive compounds. Expression of robust ketoreductase (KRED) from Hansenula polymorpha was upscaled and applied for the asymmetric reduction of 31 prochiral carbonyl compounds (aliphatic and aromatic ketones, diketones and β-keto esters) to the corresponding optically pure hydroxy compounds. Biotransformations were performed with the purified recombinant KRED together with NADP+ recycling glucose dehydrogenase (GDH, Bacillus megaterium), both overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3). Maximum activity of KRED for biotransformation of ethyl-2-methylacetoacetate achieved by the high cell density cultivation was 2499.7 ± 234 U g–1DCW and 8.47 ± 0.40 U·mg–1E, respectively. The KRED from Hansenula polymorpha is a very versatile enzyme with broad substrate specificity and high activity towards carbonyl substrates with various structural features. Among the 36 carbonyl substrates screened in this study, the KRED showed activity with 31, with high enantioselectivity in most cases. With several ketones, the Hansenula polymorpha KRED catalysed preferentially the formation of the (R)-secondary alcohols, which is highly valued.
- Petrovi?ová, Tatiana,Gyuranová, Dominika,Pl?, Michal,Myrtollari, Kamela,Smonou, Ioulia,Rebro?, Martin
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- Discovery of New Carbonyl Reductases Using Functional Metagenomics and Applications in Biocatalysis
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Enzyme discovery for use in the manufacture of chemicals, requiring high stereoselectivities, continues to be an important avenue of research. Here, a sequence directed metagenomics approach is described to identify short chain carbonyl reductases. PCR from a metagenomic template generated 37 enzymes, with an average 25% sequence identity, twelve of which showed interesting activities in initial screens. Six of the most productive enzymes were then tested against a panel of 21 substrates, including bulkier substrates that have been noted as challenging in biocatalytic reductions. Two enzymes were selected for further studies with the Wieland Miescher ketone. Notably, enzyme SDR-17, when co-expressed with a co-factor recycling system produced the anti-(4aR,5S) isomer in excellent isolated yields of 89% and 99% e.e. These results demonstrate the viability of a sequence directed metagenomics approach for the identification of multiple homologous sequences with low similarity, that can yield highly stereoselective enzymes with applicability in industrial biocatalysis. (Figure presented.).
- Newgas, Sophie A.,Jeffries, Jack W. E.,Moody, Thomas S.,Ward, John M.,Hailes, Helen C.
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- Expedient Synthesis of Bridged Bicyclic Nitrogen Scaffolds via Orthogonal Tandem Catalysis
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Bridged nitrogen bicyclic skeletons have been accessed via unprecedented site- and diastereoselective orthogonal tandem catalysis from readily accessible reactants in a step economic manner. Directed Pd-catalyzed γ-C(sp3)-H olefination of aminocyclohexane with gem-dibromoalkenes, followed by a consecutive intramolecular Cu-catalyzed amidation of the 1-bromo-1-alkenylated product delivers the interesting normorphan skeleton. The tandem protocol can be applied on substituted aminocyclohexanes and aminoheterocycles, easily providing access to the corresponding substituted, aza- and oxa-analogues. The Cu catalyst of the Ullmann-Goldberg reaction additionally avoids off-cycle Pd catalyst scavenging by alkenylated reaction product. The picolinamide directing group stabilizes the enamine of the 7-alkylidenenormorphan, allowing further product post functionalizations. Without Cu catalyst, regio- and diastereoselective Pd-catalyzed γ-C(sp3)-H olefination is achieved.
- Bheemireddy, Narendraprasad Reddy,Biswas, Sovan,Evano, Gwilherm,Maes, Bert U. W.,Van Steijvoort, Ben F.,Waeterschoot, Marjo
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- Heterogeneous Hydroxyl-Directed Hydrogenation: Control of Diastereoselectivity through Bimetallic Surface Composition
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Directed hydrogenation, in which product selectivity is dictated by the binding of an ancillary directing group on the substrate to the catalyst, is typically catalyzed by homogeneous Rh and Ir complexes. No heterogeneous catalyst has been able to achieve equivalently high directivity due to a lack of control over substrate binding orientation at the catalyst surface. In this work, we demonstrate that Pd-Cu bimetallic nanoparticles with both Pd and Cu atoms distributed across the surface are capable of high conversion and diastereoselectivity in the hydroxyl-directed hydrogenation reaction of terpinen-4-ol. We postulate that the OH directing group adsorbs to the more oxophilic Cu atom while the olefin and hydrogen bind to adjacent Pd atoms, thus enabling selective delivery of hydrogen to the olefin from the same face as the directing group with a 16:1 diastereomeric ratio.
- Shumski, Alexander J.,Swann, William A.,Escorcia, Nicole J.,Li, Christina W.
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- Effects of Water Addition on the Conversion of o-Cresol in the Presence of In Situ Ni–Mo Sulfide Catalysts
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Abstract: Ni-Mo sulfide systems generated in situ from precursor salts were used for the hydrodeoxygenation of o-cresol. After the reaction, the catalysts were recovered and analyzed by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was shown that the addition of water into the reaction system affects the composition of the o-cresol conversion product due to a change in the texture and phase composition of the surface layer of the in situ sulfide particles.
- Kniazeva,Kuchinskaya,Erasheva
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p. 682 - 687
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- Catalytic transfer hydrogenation of 4-O-5 models in lignin-derived compounds to cycloalkanes over Ni-based catalysts
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There is an urgent need to develop a selective hydrogenolysis of Caryl-O bonds in lignin to produce valued-added chemicals and fuels. Recently, hydrogen has been used in the hydrogenation reaction, which hides inevitable danger and is not economical. Therefore, isopropanol, as a hydrogen-donor solvent, is employed for aryl ether hydrogenolysis in lignin models over nickel supported on a carbon nanotube (CNT). Except for aromatic ether (4-O-5), the Ni/CNT catalyst is also found to be suitable for alkyl-aryl ether (α-O-4 and β-O-4) cleavage in control experiments. The physicochemical characterizations were carried out by means of H2-temperature-programmed reduction, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses. The catalyst can be magnetically recovered and efficiently reused for five consecutive recycling tests in the transfer hydrogenation of aromatic ethers. A mechanism study indicated that the hydrogenolysis cleavage of the ether bond is the first step in the reaction process, and hydrogenation of aromatic rings is only a successive step in which phenol and benzene are intermediate states and are then further hydrogenated. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that aryl groups play an important role in the hydrogenation of phenol in the competitive catalytic hydrogenation reaction of phenol.
- Chen, Changzhou,Liu, Peng,Xia, Haihong,Zhou, Minghao,Jiang, Jianchun
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p. 582 - 591
(2020/12/01)
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- Aliphatic C–H hydroxylation activity and durability of a nickel complex catalyst according to the molecular structure of the bis(oxazoline) ligands
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Applicability of the oxazoline-based compounds, bis(2-oxazolynyl)methane (BOX) and 2,6-bis(2-oxazolynyl)pyridine (PyBOX), as supporting ligands of nickel(II) complexes for the catalysis of aliphatic C–H hydroxylation with m-CPBA (meta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid) was explored. Substituent groups at the fourth and fifth positions of oxazoline rings and the bridgehead carbon atom of the BOX derivatives affected the catalytic performances toward cyclohexane hydroxylation. Presence of dioxygen led to a reduced catalytic performance of the nickel complexes, except in the case of a fully substituted BOX ligand complex.
- Hikichi, Shiro,Izumi, Takashi,Matsuba, Naki,Nakazawa, Jun
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- Fine-Bubble-Slug-Flow Hydrogenation of Multiple Bonds and Phenols
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We describe a promising method for the continuous hydrogenation of alkenes or alkynes by using a newly developed fine-bubble generator. The fine-bubble-containing slug-flow system was up to 1.4 times more efficient than a conventional slug-flow method. When applied in the hydrogenation of phenols to the corresponding cyclohexanones, the fine bubble-slug-flow method suppressed over-reduction. As this method does not require the use of excess gas, it is expected to be widely applicable in improving the efficiency of gas-mediated flow reactions.
- Iio, Takuya,Nagai, Kohei,Kozuka, Tomoki,Sammi, Akhtar Mst,Sato, Kohei,Narumi, Tetsuo,Mase, Nobuyuki
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p. 1919 - 1924
(2020/11/09)
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- Influence of Re addition to Ni/SiO2 catalyst on the reaction network and deactivation during hydrodeoxygenation of m-cresol
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The reaction network of hydrodeoxygenation of m-cresol was investigated over Ni/SiO2 and Ni-Re/SiO2 catalysts at 300 °C and 1 atm H2. m-Cresol conversion proceeds through three major primary pathways: phenyl ring hydrogenation to 3-methylcyclohexanone and 3-methylcyclohexanol, C[sbnd]C hydrogenolysis to CH4 and phenol, and deoxygenation to toluene. Re addition promotes dehydrogenation of the initially formed methylcyclohexanone and methylcyclohexanol to surface intermediates followed by deoxygenation toward formation of toluene. C[sbnd]C hydrogenolysis happens on unsaturated compounds with phenyl ring, instead of saturated compounds, since dehydrogenation is requested prior to C[sbnd]C cleavage. The turnover frequency (TOF) for CH4 formation follows the order of m-cresol 4. Re addition not only promotes deoxygenation to toluene by providing active Ni-Re neighboring sites, but also inhibits the aromatics hydrogenolysis to CH4, resulting in high toluene selectivity on bimetallic catalyst. Both catalysts show a similar deactivation trend and coke is speculated to be the major reason for deactivation.
- Ge, Qingfeng,Han, Jinyu,Wang, Hua,Yang, Feifei,Zhu, Xinli
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- Efficient Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones using Methanol as Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier
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Herein, we demonstrate an efficient protocol for transfer hydrogenation of ketones using methanol as practical and useful liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) under Ir(III) catalysis. Various ketones, including electron-rich/electron-poor aromatic ketones, heteroaromatic and aliphatic ketones, have been efficiently reduced into their corresponding alcohols. Chemoselective reduction of ketones was established in the presence of various other reducible functional groups under mild conditions.
- Garg, Nidhi,Paira, Soumen,Sundararaju, Basker
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- Efficient alkane hydroxylation catalysis of nickel(ii) complexes with oxazoline donor containing tripodal tetradentate ligands
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Tris(oxazolynylmethyl)amine TOAR(where R denotes the substituent groups on the fourth position of the oxazoline rings) complexes of nickel(ii) have been synthesized as catalyst precursors for alkane oxidation withmeta-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (m-CPBA). The molecular structures of acetato, nitrato,meta-chlorobenzoato and chlorido complexes with TOAMe2have been determined using X-ray crystallography. The bulkiness of the substituent groups R affects the coordination environment of the nickel(ii) centers, as has been demonstrated by comparison of the molecular structures of chlorido complexes with TOAMe2and TOAtBu. The nickel(ii)-acetato complex with TOAMe2is an efficient catalyst precursor compared with the tris(pyridylmethyl)amine (TPA) analogue. Oxazolynyl donors’ strong s-electron donating ability will enhance the catalytic activity. Catalytic reaction rates and substrate oxidizing position selectivity are controlled by the structural properties of the R of TOAR. Reaction of the acetato complex with TOAMe2andm-CPBA yields the corresponding acylperoxido species, which can be detected using spectroscopy. Kinetic studies of the decay process of the acylperoxido species suggest that the acylperoxido species is a precursor of an active species for alkane oxidation.
- Hikichi, Shiro,Horii, Sena,Nakazawa, Jun,Okamura, Masaya,Terao, Ikumi
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- Relationship between Atomic Scale Structure and Reactivity of Pt Catalysts: Hydrodeoxygenation of m-Cresol over Isolated Pt Cations and Clusters
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Atomically dispersed late transition-metal cations have attracted significant attention as next-generation heterogenous catalysts. However, relationships between the catalytic behavior of atomically dispersed metal cations and active sites on metal nanoparticles have been difficult to establish, in large part because of the difficulty in characterizing the local atomic structure of these metal species. Here, we use the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of m-cresol, a model bio-oil compound, to understand relationships between metal structure and reactivity down to the limit of atomically dispersed active sites. Through a combination of kinetic studies, spectroscopic characterization, and density functional theory calculations, we find that isolated Pt cations supported on TiO2 are significantly less active than small Pt clusters for m-cresol HDO due to their lower activity for hydrogen dissociation and their weaker interaction with m-cresol. We demonstrate that m-cresol HDO reaction kinetics are particularly sensitive to the active Pt structure, suggesting that the catalytic reactivity can be a more reliable indicator of catalyst structure than commonly used characterization approaches. These findings provide insights into the ability of isolated Pt cations to catalyze elementary processes critical for hydrogenation catalysis.
- Resasco, Joaquin,Yang, Feifei,Mou, Tong,Wang, Bin,Christopher, Phillip,Resasco, Daniel E.
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- Hydrogen-free ring hydrogenation of phenol to cyclohexanol over a rhodium-loaded titanium(IV) oxide photocatalyst
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Since photocatalytic reactions are almost consistent with the concept of green chemistry, substance conversion using photocatalysts has recently attracted the attention of researchers in the fields of organic chemistry, physical chemistry and material chemistry. We investigated photoinduced ring hydrogenation of phenol over a metal-loaded titanium(IV) oxide (TiO2) photocatalyst without the use of H2 gas and we report here the effects of various parameters, including the type and amount of metal co-catalyst loaded on TiO2 and the kinds of solvents and hole scavengers, on the ring hydrogenation. We found that the combination of an Rh co-catalyst, water and oxalic acid resulted in the highest yield of cyclohexanol. Detailed analyses revealed that phenol was first hydrogenated to cyclohexanone via keto-enol tautomerism of cyclohexenol followed by hydrogenation of cyclohexanone to cyclohexanol and that adsorption of phenol onto Rh-TiO2 is a factor of great importance for the ring hydrogenation.
- Kinoshita, Atsufumi,Nakanishi, Kousuke,Yagi, Ryosuke,Tanaka, Atsuhiro,Hashimoto, Keiji,Kominami, Hiroshi
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- A method for the preparation of meta-cresol 3 - methyl cyclohexanone synthetic method
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A method for the preparation of meta-cresol 3 - methyl cyclohexanone synthetic method. The meta-cresol and catalyst is added pressure in the reaction vessel, the reaction of the hydrogen gas, to be meta-cresol is converted into 3 - methyl cyclohexanol to stop the reaction, the reaction system cooling, filtering and separating the catalyst, shall be 3 - methyl cyclohexanol, catalyst is a nickel-aluminum alloy of the Raney nickel; the 3 - methyl cyclohexanol adding hydrogen peroxide in an aqueous solution of the reaction, the reaction solution to 3 - methyl cyclohexanol remaining content ≤ 1.0% to stop the reaction, cooling the reaction system, liquid, the lower layer is a hydrogen peroxide solution, the upper organic phase is 3 - methyl cyclohexanone crude, the separated hydrogen peroxide solution, rectification, shall be 3 - methyl cyclohexanone. Among the raw materials-cresol is simple and easy, the price of raw materials is relatively low, the synthetic process safety, environmental protection. By the meta-cresol hydrogenation process for preparing 3 - methyl cyclohexanol in reaction in the closed environment, without waste gas and waste water, raw material conversion is close to 100%, molecular high utilization rate.
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- A Practical and Stereoselective In Situ NHC-Cobalt Catalytic System for Hydrogenation of Ketones and Aldehydes
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Homogeneous catalytic hydrogenation of carbonyl groups is a synthetically useful and widely applied organic transformation. Sustainable chemistry goals require replacing conventional noble transition metal catalysts for hydrogenation by earth-abundant base metals. Herein, we report how a practical in situ catalytic system generated by easily available pincer NHC precursors, CoCl2, and a base enabled efficient and high-yielding hydrogenation of a broad range of ketones and aldehydes (over 50 examples and a maximum turnover number [TON] of 2,610). This is the first example of NHC-Co-catalyzed hydrogenation of C=O bonds using flexible pincer NHC ligands consisting of a N-H substructure. Diastereodivergent hydrogenation of substituted cyclohexanone derivatives was also realized by fine-tuning of the steric bulk of pincer NHC ligands. Additionally, a bis(NHCs)-Co complex was successfully isolated and fully characterized, and it exhibits excellent catalytic activity that equals that of the in-situ-formed catalytic system. Catalytic hydrogenation is a powerful tool for the reduction of organic compounds in both fine and bulk chemical industries. To improve sustainability, more ecofriendly, inexpensive, and earth-abundant base metals should be employed to replace the precious metals that currently dominate the development of hydrogenation catalysts. However, the majority of the base-metal catalysts that have been reported involve expensive, complex, and often air- and moisture-sensitive phosphine ligands, impeding their widespread application. From a mixture of the stable CoCl2, imidazole salts, and a base, our newly developed catalytic system that formed easily in situ enables efficient and stereoselective hydrogenation of C=O bonds. We anticipate that this easily accessible catalytic system will create opportunities for the design of practical base-metal hydrogenation catalysts. A practical in situ catalytic system generated by a mixture of easily available pincer NHC precursors, CoCl2, and a base enabled highly efficient hydrogenation of a broad range of ketones and aldehydes (over 50 examples and up to a turnover number [TON] of 2,610). Diastereodivergent hydrogenation of substituted cyclohexanone derivatives was also realized in high selectivities. Moreover, the preparation of a well-defined bis(NHCs)-Co complex via this pincer NHC ligand consisting of a N-H substructure was successful, and it exhibits equally excellent catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of C=O bonds.
- Zhong, Rui,Wei, Zeyuan,Zhang, Wei,Liu, Shun,Liu, Qiang
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- Ru/hydroxyapatite as a dual-functional catalyst for efficient transfer hydrogenolytic cleavage of aromatic ether bonds without additional bases
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Cleavage of aromatic ether bonds is a key step for lignin valorization, and the development of novel heterogeneous catalysts with high activity is crucial. Herein, bifunctional Ru/hydroxyapatite has been prepared via ion exchange and subsequent reduction. The obtained Ru/hydroxyapatite could efficiently catalyze the cleavage of various compounds containing aromatic ether bonds via transfer hydrogenolysis without additional bases. Systematic studies indicated that the basic nature of hydroxyapatite and electron-enriched Ru sites resulted in the high activity of the catalyst. A mechanism study revealed that the direct cleavage of aromatic ether bonds was the main reaction pathway.
- Hua, Manli,Song, Jinliang,Xie, Chao,Wu, Haoran,Hu, Yue,Huang, Xin,Han, Buxing
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- New copper(II) coordination compounds assembled from multifunctional pyridine-carboxylate blocks: Synthesis, structures, and catalytic activity in cycloalkane oxidation
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Two new copper(II) coordination compounds, namely a 1D coordination polymer [Cu(μ-cpna)(phen)(H2O)]n (1) and a discrete tetracopper(II) derivative [Cu(phen)2(H2O)]2[Cu2(μ-Hdppa)2(Hdppa)2] (2), were hydrothermally synthesized from copper(II) chloride as a metal source, 5-(4-carboxyphenoxy)nicotinic acid (H2cpna) or 5-(3,4-dicarboxylphenyl)picolinic acid (H3dppa) as a principal building block, and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) as a crystallization mediator. Compounds 1 and 2 were isolated as air-stable microcrystalline solids and fully characterized by elemental and thermogravimetric analyses, IR spectroscopy, powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In the solid state, the structure of 1 discloses the linear interdigitated 1D coordination polymer chains with the 2C1 topology. The crystal structure of an ionic derivative 2 shows that the mono-and dicopper(II) units are extended into the intricate 1D hydrogen-bonded chains with the SP 1-periodic net (4,4)(0,2) topology. Thermal stability and catalytic properties of 1 and 2 were also investigated. In fact, both Cu derivatives act as efficient homogeneous catalysts (catalyst precursors) for the mild oxidation of cycloalkanes by hydrogen peroxide to give the corresponding alcohols and ketones; the substrate scope and the effects of type and amount of acid promoter as well as bond-, regio-, and stereo-selectivity features were investigated.
- Zhao, Na,Li, Yu,Gu, Jinzhong,Fernandes, Tiago A.,Kirillova, Marina V.,Kirillov, Alexander M.
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(2019/01/14)
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- Ductile Pd-Catalysed Hydrodearomatization of Phenol-Containing Bio-Oils Into Either Ketones or Alcohols using PMHS and H2O as Hydrogen Source
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A series of phenolic bio-oil components were selectively hydrodearomatized by palladium on carbon into the corresponding ketones or alcohols in excellent yields using polymethylhydrosiloxane and water as reducing agent. The selectivity of the reaction was governed by the water concentration where selectivity to alcohol was favoured at higher water concentrations. As phenolic bio-oil examples cardanol and beech wood tar creosote were studied as substrate to the developed reaction conditions. Cardanol was hydrodearomatized into 3-pentadecylcyclohexanone in excellent yield. From beech wood tar creosote, a mixture of cyclohexanols was produced. No hydrodeoxygenation occurred, suggesting the applicability of the reported method for the production of ketone-alcohol oil from biomass. (Figure presented.).
- Di Francesco, Davide,Subbotina, Elena,Rautiainen, Sari,Samec, Joseph S. M.
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- Mechanistic Aspects of Hydrodeoxygenation of p-Methylguaiacol over Rh/Silica and Pt/Silica
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The mechanism of p-methylguaiacol (PMG) hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) has been examined over two Rh/silica catalysts and a Pt/silica catalyst at 300 °C and 4 barg hydrogen. Sequential conversion of PMG to 4-methylcatechol is followed by m- and p-cresol formation and finally toluene production, although direct conversion of PMG to p-cresol is favored over a commercial Rh/silica catalyst. Dehydroxylation and hydrogenation are shown to occur over metal functions, while demethylation and demethoxylation are favored over the fumed silica support. A mechanistic pathway for HDO of PMG is proposed.
- Bouxin, Florent P.,Zhang, Xingguang,Kings, Iain N.,Lee, Adam F.,Simmons, Mark J. H.,Wilson, Karen,Jackson, S. David
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- Chemo-Enzymatic Oxidative Rearrangement of Tertiary Allylic Alcohols: Synthetic Application and Integration into a Cascade Process
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A chemo-enzymatic catalytic system, comprised of Bobbitt's salt and laccase from Trametes versicolor, allowed the [1,3]-oxidative rearrangement of endocyclic allylic tertiary alcohols into the corresponding enones under an Oxygen atmosphere in aqueous media. The yields were in most cases quantitative, especially for the cyclopent-2-en-1-ol or the cyclohex-2-en-1-ol substrates without an electron withdrawing group (EWG) on the side chain. Transpositions of macrocyclic alkenols or tertiary alcohols bearing an EWG on the side chain were instead carried out in acetonitrile by using an immobilized laccase preparation. Dehydro-Jasmone, dehydro-Hedione, dehydro-Muscone and other fragrance precursors were directly prepared with this procedure, while a synthetic route was developed to easily transform a cyclopentenone derivative into trans-Magnolione and dehydro-Magnolione. The rearrangement of exocyclic allylic alcohols was tested as well, and a dynamic kinetic resolution was observed: α,β-unsaturated ketones with (E)-configuration and a high diastereomeric excess were synthesized. Finally, the 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinium tetrafluoroborate (TEMPO+BF4?)/laccase catalysed oxidative rearrangement was combined with the ene-reductase/alcohol dehydrogenase cascade process in a one-pot three-step synthesis of cis or trans 3-methylcyclohexan-1-ol, in both cases with a high optical purity. (Figure presented.).
- Brenna, Elisabetta,Crotti, Michele,De Pieri, Matteo,Gatti, Francesco G.,Manenti, Gabriele,Monti, Daniela
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- Synergetic Catalysis of Nickel Oxides with Oxygen Vacancies and Nickel Phosphide for the Highly Efficient Hydrodeoxygenation of Phenolic Compounds
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The highly efficient hydrodeoxygenation of oxygenated chemicals at a low temperature is a critical issue for biomass crude oil upgrading to reduce equipment and operation expense. The unique electronic features of oxygen vacancies have been found to facilitate deoxygenation above 250 °C. In this work, a series of NiOx/SiO2 catalysts that contain oxygen vacancies was prepared by a sol–gel and controllable temperature-programmed reduction method. Results show that NiOx/SiO2 has a superior phenol hydrogenation activity in deoxygenation even at 180 °C to Ni2P/SiO2. The high hydrogenation activity derives from the flat adsorption of phenolics over low-valence Ni cations induced by connected oxygen vacancies. After the introduction of NiOx into Ni2P catalysts, composite NiOx-Ni2P/SiO2 (0.43≤x2P and NiOx catalysts and most catalysts presented previously because the coexistence of oxygen vacancies from NiOx and the acidity induced by Ni2P results in the synergistic effect of the adsorption configuration and hydrodeoxygenation ability. Besides, this composite catalyst also has a high activity for the hydrodeoxygenation of different bio-derived cresol isomers. The reuse test results confirm that oxygen vacancies are relatively stable in comparison with the phosphide.
- Li, Yunhua,Zhao, Yafei,Chen, Binghui,Wang, Wenju
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- Transfer hydrogenation of ketones catalysed by half-sandwich (η6-p-cymene) ruthenium(II) complexes incorporating benzoylhydrazone ligands
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Neutral half-sandwich η6-p-cymene ruthenium(II) complexes of general formula [Ru(η6-p-cymene)Cl(L)] (HL?=?monobasic O, N bidendate benzoylhydrazone ligand) have been synthesized from the reaction of [Ru(η6-p-cymene)(μ-Cl)Cl]2 with acetophenone benzoylhydrazone ligands. All the complexes have been characterized using analytical and spectroscopic (Fourier transform infrared, UV–visible, 1H NMR, 13C NMR) techniques. The molecular structures of three of the complexes have been determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, indicating a pseudo-octahedral geometry around the ruthenium(II) ion. All the ruthenium(II) arene complexes were explored as catalysts for transfer hydrogenation of a wide range of aromatic, cyclic and aliphatic ketones with 2-propanol using 0.1?mol% catalyst loading, and conversions of up to 100% were obtained. Further, the influence of other variables on the transfer hydrogenation reaction, such as base, temperature, catalyst loading and substrate scope, was also investigated.
- Mohan, Nanjan,Ramesh, Rengan
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- Zwitterionic amidinates as effective ligands for platinum nanoparticle hydrogenation catalysts
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Ligand control of metal nanoparticles (MNPs) is rapidly gaining importance as ligands can stabilize the MNPs and regulate their catalytic properties. Herein we report the first example of Pt NPs ligated by imidazolium-amidinate ligands that bind strongly through the amidinate anion to the platinum surface atoms. The binding was established by15N NMR spectroscopy, a precedent for nitrogen ligands on MNPs, and XPS. Both monodentate and bidentate coordination modes were found. DFT showed a high bonding energy of up to -48 kcal mol-1 for bidentate bonding to two adjacent metal atoms, which decreased to -28 ± 4 kcal mol-1 for monodentate bonding in the absence of impediments by other ligands. While the surface is densely covered with ligands, both IR and13C MAS NMR spectra proved the adsorption of CO on the surface and thus the availability of sites for catalysis. A particle size dependent Knight shift was observed in the13C MAS NMR spectra for the atoms that coordinate to the surface, but for small particles, ～1.2 nm, it almost vanished, as theory for MNPs predicts; this had not been experimentally verified before. The Pt NPs were found to be catalysts for the hydrogenation of ketones and a notable ligand effect was observed in the hydrogenation of electron-poor carbonyl groups. The catalytic activity is influenced by remote electron donor/acceptor groups introduced in the aryl-N-substituents of the amidinates; p-anisyl groups on the ligand gave catalysts several times faster the ligand containing p-chlorophenyl groups.
- Martínez-Prieto,Cano,Márquez,Baquero,Tricard,Cusinato,Del Rosal,Poteau,Coppel,Philippot,Chaudret,Cámpora,Van Leeuwen
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p. 2931 - 2941
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- Selective Catalytic Hydrogenation of Arenols by a Well-Defined Complex of Ruthenium and Phosphorus-Nitrogen PN3-Pincer Ligand Containing a Phenanthroline Backbone
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Selective catalytic hydrogenation of aromatic compounds is extremely challenging using transition-metal catalysts. Hydrogenation of arenols to substituted tetrahydronaphthols or cyclohexanols has been reported only with heterogeneous catalysts. Herein, we demonstrate the selective hydrogenation of arenols to the corresponding tetrahydronaphthols or cyclohexanols catalyzed by a phenanthroline-based PN3-ruthenium pincer catalyst.
- Li, Huaifeng,Wang, Yuan,Lai, Zhiping,Huang, Kuo-Wei
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p. 4446 - 4450
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- Deactivation study of the hydrodeoxygenation of p-methylguaiacol over silica supported rhodium and platinum catalysts
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Hydrodeoxygenation of para-methylguaiacol using silica supported Rh or Pt catalysts was investigated using a fixed-bed reactor at 300?°C, under 4 barg hydrogen and a WHSV of 2.5?h?1. The activity, selectivity and deactivation of the catalysts were examined in relation to time on stream. Three catalysts were tested: 2.5% Rh/silica supplied by Johnson Matthey (JM), 2.5% Rh/silica and 1.55% Pt/silica both prepared in-house. The Rh/silica (JM) showed the best stability with steady-state reached after 6?h on stream and a constant activity over 3?days of reaction. In contrast the other two catalysts did not reach steady state within the timeframe of the tests, with continuous deactivation over the time on stream. Nevertheless higher coking was observed on the Rh/silica (JM) catalyst, while all three catalysts showed evidence of sintering. The Pt catalyst (A) showed higher selectivity for the production of 4-methylcatechol while the Rh catalysts were more selective toward the cresols. In all cases, complete hydrodeoxygenation of the methylguaiacol to methylcyclohexane was not observed.
- Bouxin,Zhang,Kings,Lee,Simmons,Wilson,Jackson
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- A stable and practical nickel catalyst for the hydrogenolysis of C-O bonds
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The selective hydrogenolysis of C-O bonds constitutes a key step for the valorization of biomass including lignin fragments. Moreover, this defunctionalization process offers the possibility of producing interesting organic building blocks in a straightforward manner from oxygenated compounds. Herein, we demonstrate the reductive hydrogenolysis of a wide variety of ethers including diaryl, aryl-alkyl and aryl-benzyl derivatives catalyzed by a stable heterogeneous NiAlOx catalyst in the presence of a Lewis acid (LA). The special feature of this catalyst system is the formation of substituted cyclohexanols from the corresponding aryl ether.
- Cui, Xinjiang,Yuan, Hangkong,Junge, Kathrin,Topf, Christoph,Beller, Matthias,Shi, Feng
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p. 305 - 310
(2017/01/24)
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- Role of the Support and Reaction Conditions on the Vapor-Phase Deoxygenation of m-Cresol over Pt/C and Pt/TiO2 Catalysts
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The catalytic deoxygenation of biomass fast pyrolysis vapors offers a promising route for the sustainable production of liquid transportation fuels. However, a clear understanding of the mechanistic details involved in this process has yet to be achieved, and questions remain regarding the role of the catalyst support and the influence of reaction conditions. In order to gain insight into these questions, the deoxygenation of m-cresol was investigated over Pt/C and Pt/TiO2 catalysts using experimental and computational techniques. The performance of each catalyst was evaluated in a packed-bed reactor under two conditions (523 K, 2.0 MPa and 623 K, 0.5 MPa), and the energetics of the ring hydrogenation, direct deoxygenation, and tautomerization mechanisms were calculated over hydrogen-covered Pt(111) and oxygen vacancies on the surface of TiO2(101). Over Pt(111), ring hydrogenation to 3-methylcyclohexanone and 3-methylcyclohexanol was found to be the most energetically favorable pathway. Over TiO2(101), tautomerization and direct deoxygenation to toluene were identified as additional energetically favorable routes. These calculations are consistent with the experimental data, in which Pt/TiO2 was more active on a metal site basis and exhibited higher selectivity to toluene at 623 K relative to Pt/C. On the basis of these results, it is likely that the reactivity of Pt/TiO2 and Pt/C is driven by the metallic phase at 523 K, while contributions from the TiO2 support enhance deoxygenation at 623 K. These results highlight the synergistic effects between hydrogenation catalysts and reducible metal oxide supports and provide insight into the reaction pathways responsible for their enhanced deoxygenation performance.
- Griffin, Michael B.,Ferguson, Glen A.,Ruddy, Daniel A.,Biddy, Mary J.,Beckham, Gregg T.,Schaidle, Joshua A.
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p. 2715 - 2727
(2016/04/26)
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- Synthesis and catalytic evaluation of ruthenium(II) benzhydrazone complex in transfer hydrogenation of ketones
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Synthesis of new air stable octahedral ruthenium(II) carbonyl complex bearing O, and N-bidentate benzhydrazone ligand is reported. It has been characterized by elemental analysis, spectral methods and single crystal X-ray diffraction method. The new catalyst has been effectively applied to the transfer hydrogenation reaction of various ketones using isopropanol as a solvent and KOH as a base at 82 °C and the maximum conversion is achieved up to 100%.
- Manikandan, Thimma Sambamoorthy,Saranya, Sundar,Ramesh, Rengan
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p. 3764 - 3769
(2016/07/26)
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- Upgrading of aromatic compounds in bio-oil over ultrathin graphene encapsulated Ru nanoparticles
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Fast pyrolysis of biomass for bio-oil production is a direct route to renewable liquid fuels, but raw bio-oil must be upgraded in order to remove easily polymerized compounds (such as phenols and furfurals). Herein, a synthesis strategy for graphene encapsulated Ru nanoparticles (NPs) on carbon sheets (denoted as Ru@G-CS) and their excellent performance for the upgrading of raw bio-oil were reported. Ru@G-CS composites were prepared via the direct pyrolysis of mixed glucose, melamine and RuCl3 at varied temperatures (500-800 °C). Characterization indicated that very fine Ru NPs (2.5 ± 1.0 nm) that were encapsulated within 1-2 layered N-doped graphene were fabricated on N-doped carbon sheets (CS) in Ru@G-CS-700 (pyrolysis at 700 °C). And the Ru@G-CS-700 composite was highly active and stable for hydrogenation of unstable components in bio-oil (31 samples including phenols, furfurals and aromatics) even in aqueous media under mild conditions. This work provides a new protocol to the utilization of biomass, especially for the upgrading of bio-oil.
- Shi, Juanjuan,Zhao, Mengsi,Wang, Yingyu,Fu, Jie,Lu, Xiuyang,Hou, Zhaoyin
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p. 5842 - 5848
(2016/05/24)
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- Aromatic ring hydrogenation catalysed by nanoporous montmorillonite supported Ir(0)-nanoparticle composites under solvent free conditions
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Ir(0)-nanoparticles (Ir-NPs) were synthesized into the nanopores of modified montmorillonite clay by incipient wetness impregnation of IrCl3 followed by reduction with ethylene glycol. The activation of the montmorillonite clay was carried out by treatment with HCl under controlled conditions to increase the surface area by generating nanopores which act as host for the metal nanoparticles. The synthesized Ir-NP-montmorillonite composites were characterized by N2-sorption, powder XRD, SEM, EDS, TEM, XPS, etc. The composites exhibit high surface area of 327 m2 g-1 and the Ir-NPs with size around 4 nm are uniformly distributed on the support. The Ir-NPs show efficient catalytic activity in aromatic ring hydrogenation under solvent free conditions with maximum conversion up to 100% and Turn Over Frequency (TOF) up to 79 h-1. The catalyst can be easily separated by simple filtration and remained active for several runs without significant loss of catalytic efficiency.
- Das, Prabin,Sarmah, Podma Pollov,Borah, Bibek Jyoti,Saikia, Lakshi,Dutta, Dipak Kumar
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p. 2850 - 2855
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- Conjugated polymeric metal porphyrin for catalytic oxidation of alkanes and cycloalkanes method
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The invention discloses a method for catalyzing air or oxygen to oxidize alkane and cycloparaffin by use of conjugated polymetalloporphyrin. Solid polymetalloporphyrin which has high porosity and specific surface area and is formed by coupling and polymerizing conjugated alkynyl is used as a catalyst for catalytic oxidation of hydrocarbon bonds of the alkane and the cycloparaffin under a gentle condition so as to obtain a corresponding oxidation product such as ketonic acid and the like. The amount of the used catalyst is small, and the catalytic effect is good. The catalyst is not dissolved or decomposed in a reaction system and can be recycled for lots of times. The transformation rate of the hydrocarbon bonds in catalytic oxidation is high and good alcohol ketone selectivity is achieved.
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- Transfer hydrogenation of unsaturated bonds in the absence of base additives catalyzed by a cobalt-based heterogeneous catalyst
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A novel non-noble Co@C-N catalytic system has been developed for catalytic transfer hydrogenation reactions. Co@C-N was found to be highly active and selective in the hydrogenation of a variety of unsaturated bonds with isopropanol in the absence of base additives.
- Long, Jilan,Zhou, Ying,Li, Yingwei
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p. 2331 - 2334
(2015/02/05)
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- Selective nickel-catalyzed conversion of model and lignin-derived phenolic compounds to cyclohexanone-based polymer building blocks
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Valorization of lignin is essential for the economics of future lignocellulosic biorefineries. Lignin is converted into novel polymer building blocks through four steps: catalytic hydroprocessing of softwood to form 4-alkylguaiacols, their conversion into 4-alkylcyclohexanols, followed by dehydrogenation to form cyclohexanones, and Baeyer-Villiger oxidation to give caprolactones. The formation of alkylated cyclohexanols is one of the most difficult steps in the series. A liquid-phase process in the presence of nickel on CeO2 or ZrO2 catalysts is demonstrated herein to give the highest cyclohexanol yields. The catalytic reaction with 4-alkylguaiacols follows two parallel pathways with comparable rates: 1) ring hydrogenation with the formation of the corresponding alkylated 2-methoxycyclohexanol, and 2) demethoxylation to form 4-alkylphenol. Although subsequent phenol to cyclohexanol conversion is fast, the rate is limited for the removal of the methoxy group from 2-methoxycyclohexanol. Overall, this last reaction is the rate-limiting step and requires a sufficient temperature (>250°C) to overcome the energy barrier. Substrate reactivity (with respect to the type of alkyl chain) and details of the catalyst properties (nickel loading and nickel particle size) on the reaction rates are reported in detail for the Ni/CeO2 catalyst. The best Ni/CeO2 catalyst reaches 4-alkylcyclohexanol yields over 80 %, is even able to convert real softwood-derived guaiacol mixtures and can be reused in subsequent experiments. A proof of principle of the projected cascade conversion of lignocellulose feedstock entirely into caprolactone is demonstrated by using Cu/ZrO2 for the dehydrogenation step to produce the resultant cyclohexanones (≈80 %) and tin-containing beta zeolite to form 4-alkyl-ε-caprolactones in high yields, according to a Baeyer-Villiger-type oxidation with H2O2.
- Schutyser, Wouter,Van Den Bosch, Sander,Dijkmans, Jan,Turner, Stuart,Meledina, Maria,Van Tendeloo, Gustaaf,Debecker, Damien P.,Sels, Bert F.
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- Different Product Distributions and Mechanistic Aspects of the Hydrodeoxygenation of m-Cresol over Platinum and Ruthenium Catalysts
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Experimental measurements of the conversion of m-cresol over Pt and Ru/SiO2 catalysts show very different product distributions, even when the reaction is conducted at similarly low conversions and the same operating conditions (300 °C, 1 atm). That is, although ring hydrogenation to 3-methylcyclohexanone is dominant over Pt, deoxygenation to toluene and C-C cleavage to C1-C5 hydrocarbons prevail over Ru. For understanding the differences in reaction mechanisms responsible for this contrasting behavior, the conversion of m-cresol over the Pt(111) and Ru(0001) surfaces has been analyzed using density functional theory (DFT) methods. The DFT results show that the direct dehydroxylation of m-cresol is unfavorable over the Pt(111) surface with an energy barrier of 242 kJ/mol. In turn, the calculations suggest that the reaction could proceed through a keto tautomer intermediate, which undergoes hydrogenation of the carbonyl group followed by dehydration to form toluene and water. At the same time, a low energy barrier for the ring hydrogenation path toward 3-methylcyclohexanone compared to the energy barrier for the deoxygenation path toward toluene over the Pt(111) surface is in agreement with the experimental observations, which show that 3-methylcyclohexanone is the dominant product over Pt/SiO2 at low conversions. By contrast, the direct dehydroxylation of m-cresol becomes more favorable than the tautomerization route over the more oxophilic Ru(0001) surface. In this case, the deoxygenation path exhibits an energy barrier lower than that for the ring hydrogenation, which is also in agreement with experimental results that show higher selectivity to the deoxygenation product toluene. Finally, it is proposed that a partially unsaturated hydrocarbon surface species C7H7 is formed during the direct dehydroxylation of m-cresol over Ru(0001), becoming the crucial intermediate for the C-C bond breaking products C1-C5 hydrocarbons, which are observed experimentally over the Ru/SiO2 catalyst.
- Tan, Qiaohua,Wang, Gonghua,Nie, Lei,Dinse, Arne,Buda, Corneliu,Shabaker, John,Resasco, Daniel E.
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- Selective conversion of m-cresol to toluene over bimetallic Ni-Fe catalysts
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The catalytic conversion of m-cresol in the presence of H2 has been investigated on SiO2-supported Ni, Fe, and bimetallic Ni-Fe catalysts at 300 °C and atmospheric pressure. Over the monometallic Ni catalyst, the dominant product is 3-methylcyclohexanone while 3-methylcyclohexanol and toluene appear in smaller amounts, even at high conversions. By contrast, on Fe and Ni-Fe bimetallic catalysts, the dominant product is toluene while the hydrogenation products (3-methylcyclohexanone and 3-methylcyclohexanol) are practically negligible in the entire range of conversions. To explain these differences, we have proposed a deoxygenation path that starts with the tautomerization of m-cresol to an unstable ketone intermediate (3-methyl-3,5-cyclohexadienone). The fate of this intermediate is determined by the ability of the catalyst to either hydrogenate the carbonyl group or the ring. The former would mostly occur on Fe and Ni-Fe catalysts that contain an oxophilic metal (Fe), while the latter would occur on Ni, which has a higher affinity for the aromatic ring. Hydrogenation of the carbonyl group produces a very reactive unsaturated alcohol (3-methyl-3,5-cyclohexadienol), which can be easily dehydrated to toluene. This would explain the high selectivity of Fe and Ni-Fe to toluene. By contrast, hydrogenation of the ring would result in 3-methylcyclohexanone, which can be further hydrogenated to 3-methylcyclohexanol. On supports that contain acid sites, which are active for dehydration, the formation of toluene would occur via dehydration of the alcohol and subsequent dehydrogenation. On the catalysts investigated in this work, dehydration of the corresponding alcohol does not occur, so the only path to toluene is via hydrogenation of the carbonyl of the unstable ketone intermediate. In addition, to the products mentioned above, xylenol is also observed in significant yields, which indicate that transalkylation of m-cresol is another reaction path occurring on these catalysts.
- Nie, Lei,De Souza, Priscilla M.,Noronha, Fabio B.,An, Wei,Sooknoi, Tawan,Resasco, Daniel E.
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- Tin-containing hydrotalcite-like compounds as catalysts for the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley reaction
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Hydrotalcite-like compounds (HTs) containing Mg/Al or Mg/Al/Sn were prepared and used as precursors to obtain basic catalysts by calcination at 450 C. The catalysts were used in the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley (MPV) reaction of benzaldehyde and cyclohexanone in the presence of 2-propanol as hydrogen donor. The mixed oxide obtained by calcining the tin-containing HT was found to be more catalytically active than that obtained from the Mg/Al HT and the pure magnesium oxide. This result can be ascribed to the mechanism of the reaction, which involves acid-base sites on the catalyst surface. The most active catalyst was used in the MPV reactions of other carbonyl compounds including aldehydes and ketones with excellent conversion and selectivity.
- Jiménez-Sanchidrián, César,Ruiz, José Rafael
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p. 367 - 372
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- Substrate flexibility and reaction specificity of tropinone reductase-like short-chain dehydrogenases
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Annotations of protein or gene sequences from large scale sequencing projects are based on protein size, characteristic binding motifs, and conserved catalytic amino acids, but biochemical functions are often uncertain. In the large family of short-chain dehydrogenases/reductases (SDRs), functional predictions often fail. Putative tropinone reductases, named tropinone reductase-like (TRL), are SDRs annotated in many genomes of organisms that do not contain tropane alkaloids. SDRs in vitro often accept several substrates complicating functional assignments. Cochlearia officinalis, a Brassicaceae, contains tropane alkaloids, in contrast to the closely related Arabidopsis thaliana. TRLs from Arabidopsis and the tropinone reductase isolated from Cochlearia (CoTR) were investigated for their catalytic capacity. In contrast to CoTR, none of the Arabidopsis TRLs reduced tropinone in vitro. NAD(H) and NADP(H) preferences were relaxed in two TRLs, and protein homology models revealed flexibility of amino acid residues in the active site allowing binding of both cofactors. TRLs reduced various carbonyl compounds, among them terpene ketones. The reduction was stereospecific for most of TRLs investigated, and the corresponding terpene alcohol oxidation was stereoselective. Carbonyl compounds that were identified to serve as substrates were applied for modeling pharmacophores of each TRL. A database of commercially available compounds was screened using the pharmacophores. Compounds identified as potential substrates were confirmed by turnover in vitro. Thus pharmacophores may contribute to better predictability of biochemical functions of SDR enzymes.
- Reinhardt, Nicole,Fischer, Juliane,Coppi, Ralph,Blum, Elke,Brandt, Wolfgang,Draeger, Birgit
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- Catalytic hydrogenation of aromatic rings catalyzed by Pd/NiO
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A simple and efficient heterogeneous palladium catalyst was prepared for aromatic ring hydrogenation. The catalyst was prepared by a reduction-deposition method and exhibited high activity and selectivity for the hydrogenation of a variety of substituted aromatic compounds to the corresponding cyclohexane and cyclohexanol derivatives with up to 99% yields. The catalyst was characterized by BET, TEM, XRD, XPS and ICP. Meanwhile the reusability of the catalyst was investigated, and it can be reused for several runs without significant deactivation.
- Wang, Yanan,Cui, Xinjiang,Deng, Youquan,Shi, Feng
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p. 2729 - 2732
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- Copper hydride-catalyzed reduction of electron-deficient olefins
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Copper hydride derived from CuF(PPh3)3·2MeOH- bis[(2-diphenylphosphino)phenyl] ethersilane can reduce electron-deficient olefins selectively and efficiently.
- Zheng, Ai-Jun,Shan, Feng-Jun,Li, Zheng-Ning,Li, Zeng-Chang,Jiang, Lan
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p. 1271 - 1276
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- Zeolite-Beta-supported platinum catalysts for hydrogenation/ hydrodeoxygenation of pyrolysis oil model compounds
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Phenol, cresols, guaiacol and eugenol were studied to describe the effect of substituent position and type on the reactivity of these phenolic compounds. Conversion of cresols under deoxygenation/hydrogenation reactivities increased in order m- > o- > p-cresol over Pt/Beta zeolite with Si/Al = 12.7 and o- > m- > p-cresol over the Pt/Beta with lower Al content (Si/Al = 20.7). Major products of cresols hydrogenation were methyl cyclohexanols. Phenol was converted into a mixture of cyclohexane, cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone. An increase in Si/Al ratio of the parent zeolite-based catalysts resulted in a decrease in the overall conversion of cresols and phenol. On the other hand, an increase in Si/Al ratio of catalysts prepared by dealumination led to accelerated conversion of phenol to cyclohexane. Using the lab-prepared mesoporous Beta catalyst with a comparable Si/Al ratio to the commercial one (ca. 20), higher yields of cyclohexanol were obtained in conversion of phenol.
- Horá?ek, Jan,?t'ávová, Gabriela,Kelbichová, Vendula,Kubi?ka, David
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- Characterization of nickel(ii)-acylperoxo species relevant to catalytic alkane hydroxylation by nickel complex with mCPBA
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Nickel complexes with hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate (= TpR) ligands catalyze alkane oxidation with organic peroxide meta-Cl-C6H 4C(O)OOH (= mCPBA). The electronic and steric hindrance properties of TpR affect the catalyses. The complex with an electron-withdrawing group containing a less-hindered ligand, that is, TpMe2,Br, exhibits higher alcohol selectivity. Higher selectivity for secondary over tertiary alcohols upon oxidation of methylcyclohexane indicates that the oxygen atom transfer reaction proceeds within the coordination sphere of the nickel centers. A reaction of the catalyst precursor, dinuclear nickel(ii)-bis(μ-hydroxo) complexes, with mCPBA yields the corresponding nickel(ii)-acylperoxo species, as have been characterized by spectroscopy. Thermal decomposition of the nickel(ii)-acylperoxo species in CH2Cl2 yields the corresponding nickel(ii)-chlorido complexes through Cl atom abstraction. Employment of the brominated ligand increases the thermal stability of the acylperoxo species. Kinetic isotope effects observed on decay of the nickel(ii)-acylperoxo species indicate concerted O-O breaking of the nickel-bound acylperoxide and H-abstraction from the solvent molecule.
- Hikichi, Shiro,Hanaue, Kento,Fujimura, Takako,Okuda, Hideho,Nakazawa, Jun,Ohzu, Yoshiko,Kobayashi, Chiho,Akita, Munetaka
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- SYNTHESIS OF HIGH CALORIC FUELS AND CHEMICALS
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In one embodiment, the present application discloses methods to selectively synthesize higher alcohols and hydrocarbons useful as fuels and industrial chemicals from syngas and biomass. Ketene and ketonization chemistry along with hydrogenation reactions are used to synthesize fuels and chemicals. In another embodiment, ketene used to form fuels and chemicals may be manufactured from acetic acid which in turn can be synthesized from synthesis gas which is produced from coal, biomass, natural gas, etc.
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- DEOXYGENATION PROCESS
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The invention is a process for the production of a hydrocarbon product including contacting an oxygenated aromatic feedstock, in the presence of hydrogen, with a catalyst composition including: a) a metal hydrogenation catalyst andb) a solid acid catalyst which is active for the deoxygenation of oxygenated hydrocarbons. The process is useful for the conversion of pyrolysis oils and other products derived from biomass and plastics recycling etc, into fuels and chemical feedstocks.
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- Nickel phthalocyanine assisted highly efficient and selective carbonyl reduction in polyethylene glycol-400
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Nickel phthalocyanine with polyethylene glycol- 400 is described as a reusable green catalytic system for highly chemo- and regioselective reduction of carbonyl compounds to corresponding alcohols at room temperature. The catalytic system showed wide substrate scope covering aromatic, hetero aromatic and aliphatic carbonyl compounds with high turnover number and frequency. In the present study, 1,3- and 1,4-benzenedicarbaldehydes have been regioselectively reduced to corresponding alcohols for the first time. The catalyst was reused up to seven times without any significance loss in activity. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012.
- Verma, Praveen Kumar,Sharma, Upendra,Kumar, Neeraj,Bala, Manju,Kumar, Vishal,Singh, Bikram
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- Synthesis, structural characterization, electrochemistry and catalytic transfer hydrogenation of ruthenium(II) carbonyl complexes containing tridentate benzoylhydrazone ligands
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Convenient synthesis of eight new octahedral ruthenium(II) carbonyl benzoylhydrazone complexes having the general molecular formula [Ru(L)(CO)(EPh3)2] (where E = P or As; H2L = benzoylhydrazone ligand, the two H's representing the two dissociable protons) has been described. The substituted benzoylhydrazone ligands behave as a dianionic tridentate O, N and O donors (L) and coordinates to ruthenium via the phenolate oxygen, the azomethine nitrogen and the deprotonated amide oxygen. The compositions of the complexes have been established by elemental analysis and spectral methods (FT-IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, UV-vis). The crystal structure of one of the complexes, [Ru(L2)(CO)(PPh3) 2] (2), has been solved by single crystal X-ray crystallography and it indicates the presence of a distorted octahedral geometry in these complexes. All the complexes exhibit metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transitions in the visible region and display one quasi-reversible reduction and two irreversible oxidations. Further, the catalytic efficiency of the complexes has been investigated in the case of transfer hydrogenation of ketones to the corresponding secondary alcohols. The influence of base, reaction temperature and catalyst loading in transfer hydrogenation reaction was also evaluated. The complexes were found to be efficient catalysts with conversion up to 99.5% in presence of iso-propanol/KOH.
- Prabhu, Rupesh Narayana,Ramesh, Rengan
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p. 43 - 51,9
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- Lanthanide replacement in organic synthesis: Luche-type reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones in the presence of calcium triflate
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Development of a calcium-mediated regioselective 1,2-reduction of challenging α,β-unsaturated ketones, such as 2-cyclopententone, is reported. The corresponding allylic alcohols are obtained in very good regioselectivities using Ca(OTf)2 and NaBH4. Furthermore, we have shown that our method can stereoselectively reduce aziridinyl ketones.
- Forkel, Nina V.,Henderson, David A.,Fuchter, Matthew J.
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