- Efficient nitriding reagent and application thereof
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The invention discloses an efficient nitriding reagent and application thereof, wherein the nitriding reagent comprises nitrogen oxide, an active agent, a reducing agent and an organic solvent. By applying the nitriding reagent, nitrogen-containing compounds such as amide, nitrile and the like can be produced, and the method is simple in condition, low in waste discharge amount and simple in reaction equipment.
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Paragraph 0301-0304
(2021/03/31)
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- Arene-ruthenium(II)-phosphine complexes: Green catalysts for hydration of nitriles under mild conditions
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Three new arene-ruthenium(II) complexes were prepared by treating [{RuCl(μ-Cl)(η6-arene)}2] (η6-arene = p-cymene) dimer with tri(2-furyl)phosphine (PFu3) and 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA), respectively to obtain [RuCl2(η6-arene)PFu3] [Ru]-1, [RuCl(η6-arene)(PFu3)(PTA)]BF4 [Ru]-2 and [RuCl(η6-arene)(PFu3)2]BF4 [Ru]-3. All the complexes were structurally identified using analytical and spectroscopic methods including single-crystal X-ray studies. The effectiveness of resulting complexes as potential homogeneous catalysts for selective hydration of different nitriles into corresponding amides in aqueous medium and air atmosphere was explored. There was a remarkable difference in catalytic activity of the catalysts depending on the nature and number of phosphorus-donor ligands and sites available for catalysis. Experimental studies performed using structural analogues of efficient catalyst concluded a structural-activity relationship for the higher catalytic activity of [Ru]-1, being able to convert huge variety of aromatic, heteroaromatic and aliphatic nitriles. The use of eco-friendly water as a solvent, open atmosphere and avoidance of any organic solvent during the catalytic reactions prove the reported process to be truly green and sustainable.
- Vyas, Komal M.,Mandal, Poulami,Singh, Rinky,Mobin, Shaikh M.,Mukhopadhyay, Suman
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- Nitromethane as a nitrogen donor in Schmidt-type formation of amides and nitriles
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The Schmidt reaction has been an efficient and widely used synthetic approach to amides and nitriles since its discovery in 1923. However, its application often entails the use of volatile, potentially explosive, and highly toxic azide reagents. Here, we report a sequence whereby triflic anhydride and formic and acetic acids activate the bulk chemical nitromethane to serve as a nitrogen donor in place of azides in Schmidt-like reactions. This protocol further expands the substrate scope to alkynes and simple alkyl benzenes for the preparation of amides and nitriles.
- Jiao, Ning,Liu, Jianzhong,Qiu, Xu,Song, Song,Wei, Jialiang,Wen, Xiaojin,Zhang, Cheng,Zhang, Ziyao
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supporting information
p. 281 - 285
(2020/01/28)
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- Corresponding amine nitrile and method of manufacturing thereof
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The invention relates to a manufacturing method of nitrile. Compared with the prior art, the manufacturing method has the characteristics of significantly reduced using amount of an ammonia source, low environmental pressure, low energy consumption, low production cost, high purity and yield of a nitrile product and the like, and nitrile with a more complex structure can be obtained. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing corresponding amine from nitrile.
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Paragraph 0135; 0136; 0137; 0143
(2018/05/07)
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- Phosphinous Acid-Assisted Hydration of Nitriles: Understanding the Controversial Reactivity of Osmium and Ruthenium Catalysts
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The synthesis and catalytic behavior of the osmium(II) complexes [OsCl2(η6-p-cymene)(PR2OH)] [R=Me (2 a), Ph (2 b), OMe (2 c), OPh (2 d)] in nitrile hydration reactions is presented. Among them, the best catalytic results were obtained with the phosphinous acid derivative [OsCl2(η6-p-cymene)(PMe2OH)] (2 a), which selectively provided the desired primary amides in excellent yields and short times at 80 °C, employing directly water as solvent, and without the assistance of any basic additive (TOF values up to 200 h?1). The process was successful with aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic, and α,β-unsaturated organonitriles, and showed a high functional group tolerance. Indeed, complex 2 a represents the most active and versatile osmium-based catalyst for the hydration of nitriles reported so far in the literature. In addition, it exhibits a catalytic performance similar to that of its ruthenium analogue [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene)(PMe2OH)] (4). However, when compared to 4, the osmium complex 2 a turned out to be faster in the hydration of less-reactive aliphatic nitriles, whereas the opposite trend was generally observed with aromatic substrates. DFT calculations suggest that these differences in reactivity are mainly related to the ring strain associated with the key intermediate in the catalytic cycle, that is, a five-membered metallacyclic species generated by intramolecular addition of the hydroxyl group of the phosphinous acid ligand to the metal-coordinated nitrile.
- González-Fernández, Rebeca,Crochet, Pascale,Cadierno, Victorio,Menéndez, M. Isabel,López, Ramón
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p. 15210 - 15221
(2017/10/12)
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- Synthesis and catalytic applications of ruthenium(ii)-phosphino-oxime complexes
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In this work, the preparation of the first ruthenium complexes containing a phosphino-oxime ligand is presented. Thus, the reaction of cis-[RuCl2(DMSO)4] (3) with 2.4 equivalents of 2-Ph2PC6H4CH=NOH (1) in refluxing THF led to the clean formation of the octahedral ruthenium(ii) derivative cis,cis,trans-[RuCl2{κ2-(P,N)-2-Ph2PC6H4CH=NOH}2] (5), whose structure was unambiguously confirmed by means of a single-crystal X-ray diffraction study. Complex 5 could also be synthesized from the reaction of the dimer [{RuCl(μ-Cl)(η6-p-cymene)}2] (4) with an excess of 1 in refluxing toluene. Treatment of 4 with 2 equivalents of 1, in CH2Cl2 at r.t., allowed also the preparation of the half-sandwich Ru(ii) derivative [RuCl{κ2-(P,N)-2-Ph2PC6H4CH=NOH}(η6-p-cymene)][PF6] (6). In addition, complexes 5 and 6 proved to be active catalysts for the rearrangement of aldoximes to primary amides, as well as for the α-alkylation/reduction of acetophenones with primary alcohols, with the former showing the best performances in both processes.
- Francos, Javier,Menéndez-Rodríguez, Lucía,Tomás-Mendivil, Eder,Crochet, Pascale,Cadierno, Victorio
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p. 39044 - 39052
(2016/06/01)
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- Chlorophosphines as auxiliary ligands in ruthenium-catalyzed nitrile hydration reactions: Application to the preparation of β-ketoamides
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The catalytic hydration of nitriles into amides, in water under neutral conditions, has been studied using a series of arene-ruthenium(ii) complexes containing commercially available chlorophosphines as auxiliary ligands, i.e. compounds [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene)(PR2Cl)] (R = aryl, heteroaryl or alkyl group). In the reaction medium, the coordinated chlorophosphines readily undergo hydrolysis to generate the corresponding phosphinous acids PR2OH, which are well-known "cooperative" ligands for this catalytic transformation. Among the complexes employed, best results were obtained with [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene){P(4-C6H4F)2Cl}]. Performing the catalytic reactions at 40 °C with 2 mol% of this complex, a large variety of organonitriles could be selectively converted into the corresponding primary amides in high yields and relatively short times. The application of [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene){P(4-C6H4F)2Cl}] in the preparation of synthetically useful β-ketoamides is also presented.
- González-Fernández, Rebeca,González-Liste, Pedro J.,Borge, Javier,Crochet, Pascale,Cadierno, Victorio
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p. 4398 - 4409
(2016/07/06)
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- Bis(allyl)-ruthenium(IV) complexes with phosphinous acid ligands as catalysts for nitrile hydration reactions
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Several mononuclear ruthenium(iv) complexes with phosphinous acid ligands [RuCl2(η3:η3-C10H16)(PR2OH)] have been synthesized (78-86% yield) by treatment of the dimeric precursor [{RuCl(μ-Cl)(η3:η3-C10H16)}2] (C10H16 = 2,7-dimethylocta-2,6-diene-1,8-diyl) with 2 equivalents of different aromatic, heteroaromatic and aliphatic secondary phosphine oxides R2P(O)H. The compounds [RuCl2(η3:η3-C10H16)(PR2OH)] could also be prepared, in similar yields, by hydrolysis of the P-Cl bond in the corresponding chlorophosphine-Ru(iv) derivatives [RuCl2(η3:η3-C10H16)(PR2Cl)]. In addition to NMR and IR data, the X-ray crystal structures of representative examples are discussed. Moreover, the catalytic behaviour of complexes [RuCl2(η3:η3-C10H16)(PR2OH)] has been investigated for the selective hydration of organonitriles in water. The best results were achieved with the complex [RuCl2(η3:η3-C10H16)(PMe2OH)], which proved to be active under mild conditions (60 °C), with low metal loadings (1 mol%), and showing good functional group tolerance.
- Tomás-Mendivil, Eder,Francos, Javier,González-Fernández, Rebeca,González-Liste, Pedro J.,Borge, Javier,Cadierno, Victorio
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p. 13590 - 13603
(2016/09/04)
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- Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of primary benzamides from aryl bromides via a cyanation and hydration sequence
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An interesting and effective procedure for the synthesis of benzamides from aryl bromides has been developed. In the presence of a palladium catalyst, various primary benzamides have been produced in moderate to excellent yields in a one-pot one-step manner.
- Sharif, Muhammad,Wu, Xiao-Feng
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p. 21001 - 21004
(2015/03/30)
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- Palladium(II) complexes with a phosphino-oxime ligand: Synthesis, structure and applications to the catalytic rearrangement and dehydration of aldoximes
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The treatment of [PdCl2(COD)] (COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) with 1 and 2 equivalents of 2-(diphenylphosphino)benzaldehyde oxime in dichloromethane at room temperature led to the selective formation of [PdCl2{κ2-(P,N)-2-Ph2PC6H4CHNOH}] (1) and [Pd{κ2-(P,N)-2-Ph2PC6H4CHNOH}2][Cl]2 (2), respectively, which represent the first examples of Pd(II) complexes containing a phosphino-oxime ligand. These compounds, whose structures were fully confirmed by X-ray diffraction methods, were active in the catalytic rearrangement of aldoximes. In particular, using 5 mol% complex 1, a large variety of aldoximes could be cleanly converted into the corresponding primary amides at 100 °C, employing water as solvent and without the assistance of any cocatalyst. Palladium nanoparticles are the active species in the rearrangement process. In addition, when the same reactions were performed employing acetonitrile as solvent, selective dehydration of the aldoximes to form the respective nitriles was observed. For comparative purposes, the catalytic behaviour of an oxime-derived palladacyclic complex has also been briefly evaluated.
- Menéndez-Rodríguez, Lucía,Tomás-Mendivil, Eder,Francos, Javier,Nájera, Carmen,Crochet, Pascale,Cadierno, Victorio
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p. 3754 - 3761
(2015/07/01)
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- Direct oxidative esterification of alcohols and hydration of nitriles catalyzed by a reusable silver nanoparticle grafted onto mesoporous polymelamine formaldehyde (AgNPs@mPMF)
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A nitrogen-rich mesoporous organic polymer was synthesized as a novel support. A silver nanoparticle was synthesized and grafted onto it. The prepared catalyst (AgNPs@mPMF) was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS), N2 adsorption, Raman spectroscopy and EPR study. The catalytic activity was evaluated for the oxidative esterification reaction of alcohols and hydration of nitriles. The oxidative esterification reaction was carried out for various activated alcohols giving excellent yields of the corresponding ester products. The catalyst was also efficient in the hydration of nitriles. Both reactions were optimized by varying the bases, temperatures and solvents. The catalyst can be facilely recovered and reused six times without a significant decrease in its activity and selectivity.
- Ghosh, Kajari,Iqubal, Md. Asif,Molla, Rostam Ali,Mishra, Ashutosh,Kamaluddin,Islam, Sk Manirul
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p. 1606 - 1622
(2015/04/27)
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- An aerobic oxidative synthesis of aryl nitriles and primary aryl amides from benzylic alcohols catalyzed by a polymer supported Cu(II) complex
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A new polymer supported Cu(II) complex has been synthesized and characterized. The catalytic performance of the complex has been tested for the direct conversion of benzylic alcohols to aryl nitriles. In this reaction ammonium formate was used as the nitrogen source and O2 as the oxidant. Furthermore, the copper-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of primary aryl amides from alcohols was also achieved. The effects of solvents, reaction time and catalyst amount for the aryl nitriles and aryl amides synthesis were reported. This catalyst showed excellent catalytic activity and recyclability. The polymer supported Cu(II) catalyst could be easily recovered by filtration and reused more than five times without appreciable loss of its initial activity.
- Molla, Rostam Ali,Ghosh, Kajari,Tuhina,Manirul Islam
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p. 921 - 930
(2015/02/19)
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- Polymer-anchored Ru(II) complex as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of primary amides from nitriles and of secondary amides from alcohols and amines
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A polymer-anchored ruthenium(II) catalyst was synthesized and characterized. Its catalytic activity was evaluated for the preparation of primary amides from aqueous hydration of nitriles in neutral condition. A range of nitriles were successfully converted to their corresponding amides in good to excellent yields. The catalyst was also effective in the preparation of secondary amides from the coupling of alcohols and amines. The catalyst can be facilely recovered and reused six times without a significant decrease in its activity.
- Islam, Sk Manirul,Ghosh, Kajari,Roy, Anupam Singha,Molla, Rostam Ali
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p. 900 - 907
(2015/02/19)
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- An efficient ruthenium(iv) catalyst for the selective hydration of nitriles to amides in water under mild conditions
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A Ru(iv) catalyst able to promote the selective hydration of nitriles to amides in water, at low metal loadings and under mild conditions, is presented. This journal is the Partner Organisations 2014.
- Tomás-Mendivil, Eder,Suárez, Francisco J.,Díez, Josefina,Cadierno, Victorio
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supporting information
p. 9661 - 9664
(2014/08/18)
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- Investigation of binap-based hydroxyphosphine arene-ruthenium(II) complexes as catalysts for nitrile hydration
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The binap-based hydroxyphosphine-(η6-arene)-ruthenium(ii) complexes [RuX{η6:κ1(P)-PPh2-binaphthyl}{PPh2(OH)}][OTf] (X = OTf (4), Cl (5)) have been evaluated as potential catalysts for the selective hydration of nitriles to primary amides. The triflate derivative 4 proved to be the most active, being able to hydrate a large variety of aromatic, heteroaromatic, α,β-unsaturated and aliphatic nitriles in pure water at 100°C. The utility of complex 4 to promote the catalytic rearrangement of aldoximes has also been demonstrated. In addition, insights about the role played by the hydroxyphosphine ligand PPh2(OH) during the catalytic reactions are given.
- Toms-Mendivil, Eder,Menndez-Rodrguez, Luca,Francos, Javier,Crochet, Pascale,Cadierno, Victorio
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p. 63466 - 63474
(2015/02/19)
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- Ruthenium-catalyzed one-pot synthesis of primary amides from aldehydes in water
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The readily available arene-ruthenium(ii) complex [RuCl2(η 6-C6Me6){P(NMe2)3}] (5 mol%) proved to be an efficient catalyst for the direct synthesis of primary amides from aldehydes and hydroxylamine hydrochloride (NH2OH· HCl) in water at 100 °C. The process, which requires the presence of NaHCO3 to catch the HCl released during the formation of the key aldoxime intermediates, was operative with both aromatic, heteroaromatic, α,β-unsaturated and aliphatic aldehydes, and tolerated several functional groups. A greener approach using commercially available NH 2OH solution (50 wt.% in water) is also presented.
- Garcia-Alvarez, Rocio,Diaz-Alvarez, Alba E.,Crochet, Pascale,Cadierno, Victorio
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p. 5889 - 5894
(2013/05/09)
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- Sequential one-pot synthesis of benzoxazoles from aryl bromides: Successive palladium- and copper-catalyzed reactions
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A convenient one-pot process has been developed for the synthesis of benzoxazoles. Starting from aryl bromides and 1,2-dibromobenzenes palladium-catalyzed aminocarbonylation and subsequent copper-catalyzed coupling reaction gave a variety of substituted benzoxazoles in moderate to good yields.
- Wu, Xiao-Feng,Neumann, Helfried,Neumann, Stephan,Beller, Matthias
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supporting information
p. 3040 - 3042
(2013/06/27)
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- Thiazolyl-phosphine hydrochloride salts: Effective auxiliary ligands for ruthenium-catalyzed nitrile hydration reactions and related amide bond forming processes in water
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A series of water-soluble N-protonated thiazolyl-phosphine hydrochloride salts have been synthesized and coordinated to the ruthenium(ii) fragment [RuCl2(η6-p-cymene)]. The resulting complexes were evaluated as potential catalysts for the selective hydration of nitriles to primary amides in environmentally friendly aqueous medium. The best results in terms of activity were achieved when tris(5-(2-aminothiazolyl))phosphine trihydrochloride was used as ligand. Using the Ru(ii) complex 9 derived from this salt (3 mol%), the catalytic reactions proceeded cleanly in pure water at 100 °C without the assistance of any additive, affording the desired amides in high yields (>78%) after short reaction periods (0.5-7 h). The process was operative with both aromatic, heteroaromatic, α,β-unsaturated and aliphatic nitriles, and tolerated several functional groups. The utility of 9 in promoting the formation of primary amides in water by catalytic rearrangement of aldoximes and direct coupling of aldehydes with NH2OH·HCl has also been demonstrated.
- Garcia-Alvarez, Rocio,Zablocka, Maria,Crochet, Pascale,Duhayon, Carine,Majoral, Jean-Pierre,Cadierno, Victorio
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p. 2447 - 2456
(2013/09/12)
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- A general and practical oxidation of alcohols to primary amides under metal-free conditions
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A general procedure for oxidation of both benzyl alcohols and alkyl alcohols to primary amides under catalyst free conditions has been developed. 34 examples of primary amides were produced from their corresponding alcohols in moderate to excellent yields. This is a practical procedure for primary amides synthesis; water and tert-butanol are the only by-products. A commercial drug, Piracetam, was prepared in one step with 73% yield as well.
- Wu, Xiao-Feng,Sharif, Muhammad,Feng, Jian-Bo,Neumann, Helfried,Pews-Davtyan, Anahit,Langer, Peter,Beller, Matthias
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p. 1956 - 1961
(2013/09/24)
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- Ruthenium-catalyzed rearrangement of aldoximes to primary amides in water
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The rearrangement of aldoximes to primary amides has been studied using the readily available arene-ruthenium(II) complex [RuCl2(η 6-C6Me6){P(NMe2)3}] (5 mol %) as catalyst. Reactions proceeded cleanly in pure water at 100 °C without the assistance of any cocatalyst, affording the desired amides in high yields (70-90%) after short reaction times (1-7 h). The process was operative with both aromatic, heteroaromatic, α,β-unsaturated, and aliphatic aldoximes and tolerated several functional groups. Reaction profiles and experiments using 18O-labeled water indicate that two different mechanisms are implicated in these transformations. In both of them, nitrile intermediates are initially formed by dehydration of the aldoximes. These intermediates are then hydrated to the corresponding amides by the action of a second molecule of aldoxime or water. A kinetic analysis of the rearrangement of benzaldoxime to benzamide is also discussed.
- Garcia-Alvarez, Rocio,Diaz-Alvarez, Alba E.,Borge, Javier,Crochet, Pascale,Cadierno, Victorio
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p. 6482 - 6490
(2012/10/30)
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- A general palladium-catalyzed aminocarbonylation of phenols to primary benzamides via in situ generation of aryl nonaflates
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Amides in mind! A novel palladium-catalyzed amino-carbonylation of in situ formed aryl nonaflates to give primary amides in moderate to excellent yields has been developed (see scheme). Copyright
- Wu, Xiao-Feng,Neumann, Helfried,Beller, Matthias
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experimental part
p. 419 - 422
(2012/02/04)
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- A general and efficient heterogeneous gold-catalyzed hydration of nitriles in neat water under mild atmospheric conditions
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Mild, efficient and general: Titania decorated with nanometer-sized gold particles acts as an efficient catalyst for the selective hydration of a wide range of chemically diverse nitriles into valuable amides in neutral water, under mild atmospheric conditions (see image). The process shows promise for a facile and direct one-pot synthesis of ?μ-caprolactam, an industrially important molecule, starting from 6-aminocapronitrile. Copyright
- Liu, Yong-Mei,He, Lin,Wang, Miao-Miao,Cao, Yong,He, He-Yong,Fan, Kang-Nian
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scheme or table
p. 1392 - 1396
(2012/10/07)
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- Bis(allyl)ruthenium(rV) complexes containing water-soluble phosphane ligands: Synthesis, structure, and application as catalysts in the Selective hydration of organonitriles into amides
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The novel mononuclear ruthenium(IV) complexes [RuCl2(η 3: η3-C10H16)(L)] [L = (meta-sulfonatophenyl)diphenylphosphane sodium salt (TPPMS) (2a), 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane (PTA) (2b), 1-benzyl-3,5-diaza-1-azonia-7-phosphatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane chloride (PTABn) (2c), 3,7-diacetyl-1,3,7-triaza-5-phosphabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane (DAPTA) (2d), and 2,4,10-trimethyl-1,2,4,5,7,10-hexaaza-3-phosphatricyclo[3.3.1. 13,7]decane (THPA) (2e)] have been synthesized by treatment of the dimeric precursor [{RuCl(μ-Cl)((η3: η3-C 10H16)}2] (C10H16 = 2,7-dimethylocta-2,6-diene-1,8-diyl) (1) with two equivalents of the corresponding water-soluble phosphane. Reaction of 1 with one equivalent of the cage-type diphosphane ligand 2,3,5,6,7,8-hexamethyl-2,3,5,6,7,8-hexaaza-1,4- diphosphabicyclo[2.2.2]octane (THDP) allowed also the high-yield preparation of the dinuclear derivative [[RuCl2(η3: η3-C10H16)}2(μ-THDP)] (2f). All these new complexes have been analytically and spectroscopically (IR and multinuclear NMR) characterized. In addition, the structure of 2b, 2c, 2d, and 2 f was unequivocally confirmed by X-ray diffraction methods. Complexes 2a-f are active catalysts for the selective hydration of nitriles to amides in pure aqueous medium under neutral conditions. The wide scope of this catalytic transformation has been evaluated by using the most active catalysts [RuCl 2(η3: η3-C10H 16)(THPA)] (2e) and [{RuCl2(η3: η3-C10H16)}2(μ-THDP)] (2f). Advantages of using MW versus conventional thermal heating are also discussed.
- Cadierno, Victorio,Diez, Josefina,Francos, Javier,Gimeno, Jose
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experimental part
p. 9808 - 9817
(2010/10/21)
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- Efficient nitrile hydration mediated by RuII catalysts in micellar media
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Efficient nitrile hydration to the corresponding amide derivatives is observed in water using poorly soluble [RuCl2(η6- arene)(PR3)] catalysts 1 with the aid of surfactants to ensure substrate and catalyst solubilization, and enabling ligand effect study on catalytic activity. Amide yields of 40 to 95% can be observed with a variety of aromatic and aliphatic nitriles using the optimized catalyst system, [RuCl 2(p-cymene)(PPh2OEt)]/Triton X-114. Catalyst separation and recycling is possible.
- Cavarzan, Alessandra,Scarso, Alessandro,Strukul, Giorgio
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experimental part
p. 790 - 794
(2010/09/05)
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- Catalyzed dehydrogenative coupling of primary alcohols with water, methanol, or amines
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A working partnership: Metal-ligand cooperativity is responsible for the high activity of the rhodium amido complex 1 in the dehydrogenative coupling of primary alcohols with water, methanol, or amines, including ammonia (see scheme), to give carboxylic acids, methyl carboxylates, or amides, respectively. The catalysis proceeds under mild reaction conditions in the presence of a recyclable hydrogen acceptor A. The multistep mechanism was elucidated by computational methods. (Chemical Equation Presented)
- Zweifel, Theo,Naubron, Jean-Valere,Gruetzmacher, Hansjoerg
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 559 - 563
(2009/04/14)
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- Selective ruthenium-catalyzed hydration of nitriles to amides in pure aqueous medium under neutral conditions
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A study was conducted to demonstrate that water-soluble ruthenium(II) complexes can be used as catalysts for the hydration of nitriles in pure aqueous media and under neutral conditions. The hydration of benzonitrile was investigated as a model reaction and the ruthenium precursor was added to a 0.33M aqueous solution of benzonitrile at 100°C, while the reaction was monitored by gas chromatography. All the complexes checked, were found to be active and selective catalysts in the hydration process, providing benzamide as a specific reaction product. The most relevant results were obtained by using ruthenium complexes, bearing a nitrogen-containing ligand, which led to appropriate production of benzamide. The most effective ruthenium complex was found to be an efficient catalyst for the selective hydration of a large number of other nitriles.
- Cadierno, Victorio,Francos, Javier,Gimeno, Jose
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scheme or table
p. 6601 - 6605
(2009/07/10)
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- Chemoselective oxidations in water of functional groups
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The organic functional groups, formyl, cyano, hydroxymethyl and methyl sulfenyl, are oxidized with high yields in water only by using TBHP and controlling the pH of the reaction medium. In the presence of (CTA)2SO4, the oxidation of the easily oxidizable sulfide group is prevented and a highly chemoselective process is obtained. The role of the surfactant is discussed.
- Fringuelli,Pellegrino,Piermatti,Pizzo
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p. 2665 - 2673
(2007/10/02)
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