- Molybdenum oxide-mediated facile aliphatic nucleophilic fluorination
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A facile aliphatic nucleophilic fluorination with cesium fluoride in the presence of molybdenum oxide as a catalyst has been demonstrated. Reactivity of molybdenum oxide in nanocrystal form was found to be chemoselective in the presence of water. Furthermore, the reaction is highly specific with alkyl sulfonate substrates.
- Said, Madhukar S.,Khandare, Lina,Shinde, Sandip S.
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- Alumina-grafted SBA-15 as a high performance support for Pd-catalysed cinnamyl alcohol selective oxidation
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Ultrathin alumina monolayers grafted onto an ordered mesoporous SBA-15 silica framework afford a composite catalyst support with unique structural properties and surface chemistry. Palladium nanoparticles deposited onto Al-SBA-15 via wet impregnation exhibit the high dispersion and surface oxidation characteristic of pure aluminas, in conjunction with the high active site densities characteristic of thermally stable, high-area mesoporous silicas. This combination confers significant rate enhancements in the aerobic selective oxidation (selox) of cinnamyl alcohol over Pd/Al-SBA-15 compared to mesoporous alumina or silica supports. Operando, liquid-phase XAS highlights the interplay between dissolved oxygen and the oxidation state of palladium nanoparticles dispersed over Al-SBA-15 towards on-stream reduction: ambient pressures of flowing oxygen are sufficient to hinder palladium oxide reduction to metal, enabling a high selox activity to be maintained, whereas rapid PdO reduction and concomitant catalyst deactivation occurs under static oxygen. Selectivity to the desired cinnamaldehyde product mirrors these trends in activity, with flowing oxygen minimising CO cleavage of the cinnamyl alcohol reactant to trans-β-methylstyrene, and of cinnamaldehyde decarbonylation to styrene.
- Parlett, Christopher M.A.,Durndell, Lee J.,Machado, Andreia,Cibin, Giannantonio,Bruce, Duncan W.,Hondow, Nicole S.,Wilson, Karen,Lee, Adam F.
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- Aliphatic carbonyl reduction promoted by palladium catalysts under mild conditions
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The catalytic reduction of aliphatic aldehydes (propanal, pentanal and hexanal) and ketones (pentan-2-one, pentan-3-one and cyclohexanone) to the corresponding alcohols promoted by palladium catalysts, such as Pd/CoO, Pd/NiO, Pd/ZnO, Pd/Fe2O3 and Pd/CeO2, was performed under mild conditions (0.1 MPa H2 and 323 K) for the first time. All the catalysts were obtained by the co-precipitation technique and characterized by BET, TPR, XRD, TEM and XPS. The co-precipitation method allows, after reduction, formation of bimetallic ensembles (Pd/CoO and Pd/ZnO in less extent) or alloys (Pd/NiO) thus changing the electronic properties of the palladium on the surface, increasing the d-orbital energy at the Fermi level and permitting the activation of the C{double bond, long}O bond also in aliphatic carbonyls. Accordingly the reactivity of Pd/Fe2O3 and Pd/CeO2 towards aliphatic aldehydes is attributed to a redox interaction of Fe3+ or Ce4+ with the oxygen moiety of the carbonyl bond, leading to the π* orbital energy decrease. Analogous reactions, carried out with Pd/CoO and Pd/Fe2O3, prepared by impregnation, gave a very slow reduction. Additional catalytic tests were performed with aromatic carbonylic compounds in order to compare their reactivity with that of aliphatic systems: the differences were interpreted taking into account the Δ energy value between π and π* orbitals, much lower in aromatic carbonyls, that favours an easier activation of the aromatic C{double bond, long}O bond.
- Musolino, Maria Grazia,Busacca, Concetta,Mauriello, Francesco,Pietropaolo, Rosario
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- Enhanced Pd-catalyzed hydrogenation of olefins within polymeric microreactors under organic/aqueous biphasic conditions
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A microreactor of a water-soluble hollow polymeric microsphere with Pd nanoparticles immobilized in the wall was proposed for the hydrogenation of olefins under organic and aqueous biphasic conditions. It was found that the microreactor was stable and was used in practical application for continuous hydrogenation of olefins on a technical scale without deactivation in activity. It was composed of three parts, such as the outer corona of polyacrylamide (PAM), the cross-linked and hydrophobic wall of poly[styrene-co-2-(acetoacetoxy) -ethylmethacrylate] (PS-co-PAEMA), and 3.9 mm Pd nanoparticles. Hollow microspheres were constructed using several procedures of seed polymerization along with removal of the seed for the synthesis of the microreactor. It was observed that the microreactor dispersed easily in aqueous phase due to the presence of the hydrophilic PAM corona. The hydrogenation of CA with H 2 was also evaluated to investigate hydrogenation of olefins within the microreactor.
- Lan, Yang,Zhang, Minchao,Zhang, Wangqing,Yang, Li
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- Characterization and catalytic activity of palladium dispersed on Kratschmer-Huffman (K-H) soot
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Palladium dispersed on K-H soot, both before and after extraction with solvents, is shown to exist in a range of oxidation states and is an active catalyst for the disproportionation of cinnamyl alcohol to cinnamaldehyde and dihydrocinnamyl alcohol under conditions where a commercial Pd/C catalyst is inactive.
- Datta, Arunabha,Khwaja, Hanif I.,Kelkar, Ravindra Y.,Saple, Ashok R.,Datta, Monika
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- Regiospecific reduction of oxetanes with lithium under aprotic conditions
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Substituted oxetanes have been found to give exclusively terminal alcohols by regiospecific ring-opening with lithium and biphenyl (cat.) in THF at reflux. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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- N-Heterocyclic Olefin Catalyzed Silylation and Hydrosilylation Reactions of Hydroxyl and Carbonyl Compounds
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N-Heterocyclic olefins (NHOs), the alkylidene derivatives of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), have recently emerged as a new family of promising organocatalysts with strong nucleophilicity and Br?nsted basicity. The development of a novel method is shown using NHOs as efficient promoters for the direct dehydrogenative silylation of alcohols or hydrosilylation of carbonyl compounds. Preliminary results of the first NHO-promoted asymmetric synthesis are also discussed.
- Kaya, U?ur,Tran, Uyen P.N.,Enders, Dieter,Ho, Junming,Nguyen, Thanh V.
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- Amphiphilic ionic liquid stabilizing palladium nanoparticles for highly efficient catalytic hydrogenation
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The highly water-soluble palladium nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized by using the amphiphilic poly(ethylene glycol)-functionalized dicationic imidazolium-based ionic liquid (C12Im-PEG IL) as a stabilizing agent. The aqueous dispersed palladium NPs in the range of 1.9 ± 0.3 nm were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The physicochemical properties of C12Im-PEG IL in aqueous phase have been characterized by electrical conductivity, surface tension and dynamic light scattering (DLS) measurements. It was demonstrated that the amphiphilic ionic liquid can form micelles above its critical micelle concentration (CMC) in aqueous solution and the micelles played a crucial role in stabilizing the palladium NPs and thus promoted catalytic hydrogenation. Furthermore, the dicationic ionic liquid can also act as a gemini surfactant and generated emulsion between hydrophobic substrates and the catalytic aqueous phase during the reaction. The aqueous dispersed palladium NPs showed efficient activity for the catalytic hydrogenation of various substrates under very mild conditions and the stabilizing Pd(0) nanoparticles (NPs) can be reused at least eight times with complete conservation of activity. the Owner Societies 2011.
- Zhu, Wenwen,Yang, Hanming,Yu, Yinyin,Hua, Li,Li, Huan,Feng, Bo,Hou, Zhenshan
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- Chemoselective reduction of aldehydes using decaborane in aqueous solution
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Reduction of aldehydes using decaborane (B10H14) in an aqueous solution gave the corresponding alcohol chemoselectively in good to high yields. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
- Lee, Seung Hwan,Nam, Mi Hye,Cho, Min Young,Yoo, Byung Woo,Rhee, Hak June,Yoon, Cheol Min
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- Scrap waste automotive converters as efficient catalysts for the continuous-flow hydrogenations of biomass derived chemicals
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The catalytic activity of scrap ceramic-cores of automotive catalytic converters (SCATs) was investigated in the continuous-flow hydrogenation of different biomass-derived chemicals. The waste SCAT powders were deeply characterized by ICP-MS, TGA, MP-AES, XRD, N2 physisorption, TPR, HRTEM and EDS before and after utilization as a catalyst. The hydrogenation reactions of isopulegol to menthol, cinnamyl alcohol to hydrocinnamyl alcohol, isoeugenol to dihydroeugenol, vanillin to vanillyl alcohol and benzaldehyde to benzyl alcohol were performed studying the influence of various reaction parameters (temperature, pressure, flow rate and concentration of the starting material) on the final yields. The outstanding performance and stability obtained for the low metal content of waste-derived catalysts can be attributed to the co-presence of different noble metals as well as to the composite structure itself.
- Cova, Camilla Maria,Zuliani, Alessio,Manno, Roberta,Sebastian, Victor,Luque, Rafael
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- Uncatalyzed Carboboration of Seven-Membered-Ring trans-Alkenes: Formation of Air-Stable Trialkylboranes
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Seven-membered-ring trans-alkenes undergo rapid, uncatalyzed carboboration reactions to form trialkylboranes as single diastereomers. In contrast with other trialkylboranes, which can ignite in the presence of oxygen, these trialkylboranes are stable in air. Hindered trialkylboranes can undergo reverse hydroboration reactions to form allylic silanes or can be oxidized to afford highly substituted triols. This reaction sequence permits the construction of compounds with up to five consecutive stereocenters. Control experiments and computational studies support a concerted mechanism for the migratory insertion of the alkene into the carbon-boron bond, similar to the mechanism for hydroboration.
- Sanzone, Jillian R.,Hu, Chunhua T.,Woerpel
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- Solvent-mediated chemoselective reduction of aldehydes by using tributyltin hydride in methanol, aqueous organic solvents, or water: An environmentally benign process
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Aldehydes are reduced chemoselectively by using tributyltin hydride in methanol, aqueous organic solvents, or water to provide the corresponding alcohols in high yields. No additional catalyst is required.
- Kamiura, Koji,Wada, Makoto
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- Efficient and chemoselective conversion of carbonyl compounds to 1,3-dioxanes catalyzed with N-bromosuccinimide under almost neutral reaction conditions
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(formula presented) Various types of carbonyl compounds were converted to the corresponding 1,3-dioxanes in the presence of ethyl orthoformate, 1,3-propanediol, and a catalytic amount of NBS via an in situ acetal exchange process. In contrast to conventional acid-catalyzed acetalization reactions, acid-sensitive substrates such as THP ethers and TBDMS ethers remain intact under described reaction conditions.
- Karimi, Babak,Ebrahimian, G. Reza,Seradj, Hassan
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- Enhancing the performance of SBA-15-supported copper catalysts by chromium addition for the chemoselective hydrogenation of trans-cinnamaldehyde
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SBA-15-supported copper-chromium mixed oxide nanoparticles (CuCr/SBA-15) were prepared by incipient wetness impregnation followed by mild drying at 25°C and calcination. The Cu:Cr weight ratios were 1:1, 5:1, and 10:1, at a constant total loading of 5 wt%. Monocomponent SBA-15-supported Cu-oxide (Cu/SBA-15) and Cr-oxide (Cr/SBA-15) were prepared as reference samples. The materials were systematically characterized by XRD at low and high angles, N2 physisorption, DR UV-vis, FT-IR, and XPS spectroscopies, and TPR. XRD at low angles and N2 physisorption confirmed the preservation of the mesoporous structure of the SBA-15 support after impregnation and calcination. In the case of monocomponent samples, CuO appeared poorly dispersed, while the Cr species (Cr2O3, mono- and polychromates) appeared highly dispersed on the surface of the SBA-15 support. The progressive addition of chromium to copper had positive effects on the average crystallite size of CuO, which decreased from ～28 nm (Cu/SBA-15) to ～3 nm (CuCr/SBA-15; Cu:Cr = 1:1), and on reducibility, as well. Metallic active phases were obtained by reducing of the oxide phases under a hydrogen flow at 350°C. By comparison to the monometallic catalysts, the reduced CuCr/SBA-15 materials were active in the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde and chemoselective towards cinnammyl alcohol (>50 mol%). The activity can be correlated with the particle size of copper, whereas the high selectivity to unsaturated alcohol can be associated with the presence of dual Cu 0-Crn+ sites. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013.
- Dragoi,Ungureanu,Chirieac,Hulea,Royer,Dumitriu
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- Simple one-pot synthesis of Rh-Fe3O4 heterodimer nanocrystals and their applications to a magnetically recyclable catalyst for efficient and selective reduction of nitroarenes and alkenes
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A simple synthesis of Rh-Fe3O4 heterodimer nanocrystals was achieved by controlled one-pot thermolysis. The nanocrystals exhibited excellent activities for the selective reduction of nitroarenes and alkenes. Furthermore the nanocrystal catalyst could be easily separated by a magnet, and recycled eight times without losing the catalytic activity.
- Jang, Youngjin,Kim, Seyoung,Jun, Samuel Woojoo,Kim, Byung Hyo,Hwang, Sunhwan,Song, In Kyu,Kim, B. Moon,Hyeon, Taeghwan
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- Reduction of esters to ethers utilizing the powerful lewis acid BF 2OTf·OEt2
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The direct reduction of esters to their corresponding ethers has been achieved using the Lewis acid BF2OTf·OEt2 generated via anionic redistribution between TMSOTf and BF3·OEt 2 with triethylsilane acting as the
- Morra, Nicholas A.,Pagenkopf, Brian L.
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- Bio-derived production of cinnamyl alcohol: Via a three step biocatalytic cascade and metabolic engineering
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The construction of biocatalytic cascades for the production of chemical precursors is fast becoming one of the most efficient approaches to multi-step synthesis in modern chemistry. However, despite the use of low solvent systems and renewably resourced catalysts in reported examples, many cascades are still dependent on petrochemical starting materials, which as of yet cannot be accessed in a sustainable fashion. Herein, we report the production of the versatile chemical building block cinnamyl alcohol from the primary metabolite and the fermentation product l-phenylalanine. Through the combination of three biocatalyst classes (phenylalanine ammonia lyase, carboxylic acid reductase and alcohol dehydrogenase) the target compound could be obtained in high purity, demonstrable at the 100 mg scale and achieving 53% yield using ambient temperature and pressure in an aqueous solution. This system represents a synthetic strategy in which all components present at time zero are biogenic and thus minimises damage to the environment. Furthermore we extend this biocatalytic cascade by its inclusion in an l-phenylalanine overproducing strain of Escherichia coli. This metabolically engineered strain produces cinnamyl alcohol in mineral media using glycerol and glucose as the carbon sources. This study demonstrates the potential to establish green routes to the synthesis of cinnamyl alcohol from a waste stream such as glycerol derived, for example, from lipase treated biodiesel.
- Klumbys, Evaldas,Zebec, Ziga,Weise, Nicholas J.,Turner, Nicholas J.,Scrutton, Nigel S.
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- 1-[3-(Diethylamino)phenyl]ethyl (DEAPE): A Photolabile Protecting Group for Hydroxyl and Carboxyl Groups
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Herein we demonstrate that the photolabile protecting group (PPG), the 1-[3-(diethylamino)-phenyl]ethyl (DEAPE) group, has dramatically different photochemical properties from the parent 3-(diethylamino)benzyl (DEABn) PPG. The new PPG, derived from DEABn by adding a methyl group to the benzylic carbon, has similar reactivity as DEABn in releasing alcohol in MeCN/water; however, it is more efficient than DEABn in releasing carboxylic acid. In particular, it can release carboxylic acid efficiently in aprotic solvents and the PPG itself converts to 3-diethylaminostyrene. Photochemical removal of DEAPE can also be conveniently carried out with sunlight. The results in this work suggest that there probably exist multiple reaction pathways in cleaving the benzylic C-O bond and they can be affected by the benzylic substitution and the reaction conditions.
- Ding, Xiong,Wang, Pengfei
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- Highly selective reduction of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol using nanometric alkali metal hydrides
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Under mild reaction conditions, cinnamaldehyde was reduced to cinnamyl alcohol with high selectivity and conversion using nano-LiH or nano-NaH as a reducing agent. Selectivity of 99.8% was obtained as reduced by nano-LiH with conversion of 99.4% in short
- Fan, Yinheng,Wu, Qiang,Jin, Dan,Zou, Yunling,Liao, Shijian,Xu, Jie
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- Reductive cleavage of benzyl ethers with lithium naphthalenide. A convenient method for debenzylation
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An operationally simple, high-yielding and highly chemoselective procedure has been developed for the conversion of benzyl ethers to the corresponding alcohols, using lithium naphlhalenide as the reagent.
- Liu, Hsing-Jang,Yip, Judy,Shia, Kak-Shan
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- Solvolysis of benzyl alcohols and ethers in 1,2-diols and application to a deprotection of benzyl ether-type protecting groups
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Some kinds of benzyl alcohols and ethers react with 1,2-diols, such as ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, at 130-190°C to give 2-hydroxyethyl or 2-hydroxypropyl ethers. Application of this reaction to a deprotection of benzyl ether-type protecting groups, under neutral conditions, was also described. Copyright
- Miyake, Hideyoshi,Fujimura, Masahiro,Tsumura, Takatsugu,Sasaki, Mitsuru
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- DESULFURIZATION OF 2-THIOURIDINES BY DIPOTASSIUM DIAZENEDICARBOXYLATE
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The reaction of 5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-2-thiouridine (1a) with dipotassium diazenedicarboxylate and with N2H4-H2O2 afforded 1-(β-D-ribofuranosyl)-5-methoxycarbonylmethyl-4-(1H)-pyrimidinone (3a) in good yields, suggesting that the reaction involves diimide.On treatment with H2O2, 1a also gave 3a.
- Ogihara, Takuo,Mitsunobu, Oyo
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- Intramolecular Photocycloaddition Reactions of Arylcyclopropane Tethered 1-Cyanonaphthalenes
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Intramolecular photocycloaddition reactions of 1-cyanonaphthalenes bearing an arylcyclopropane containing side chain were investigated. Photoreactions of members of this family in which the arylcyclopropane moiety is bonded at the 2-position of the 1-cyanonaphthalene ring produce head-to-head and head-to-tail 1,2-[3+2] photocycloadducts. On the other hand, substances in this family containing an arylcyclopropane side chain linked to the 4-position of the cyanoarene ring undergo photoreactions to form [4+3] photocycloadducts along with novel nine-membered ring products, which are produced by photochemically induced 10 conrotatory ring opening of the initially formed intramolecular [3+2] cycloadducts. The results of solvent effects and fluorescence investigations along with those focusing on corresponding intermolecular photoreactions demonstrate that the photocycloadducts are formed predominantly through an intramolecular exciplex mechanism and that a photoinduced intramolecular electron transfer pathway via zwitterionic biradicals might be partly responsible for the process when CH3CN is the solvent.
- Maeda, Hajime,Matsuda, Shoji,Mizuno, Kazuhiko
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- Indium-catalyzed reductive bromination of carboxylic acids leading to alkyl bromides
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The combination of 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDS) and trimethylbromosilane (Me3SiBr) with a catalytic amount of indium bromide (InBr3) undertook direct bromination of carboxylic acids, which produced the corresponding alkyl bromides in good to excellent yields. The reducing system was tolerant to several functional groups.
- Moriya, Toshimitsu,Yoneda, Shinichiro,Kawana, Keita,Ikeda, Reiko,Konakahara, Takeo,Sakai, Norio
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- Polar Substituent Effects in the Solvolysis of Primary and Tertiary Alkyl Halides. Polar Effect IX
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When the Hammett-Taft equation log (k/k0) = ρq ?qi is applied to the solvolysis of the 3-substituted propyl bromides 6a-6i in ethanol/water 4:1 (v/v) log k correlates linearly with ?qI except in cases where R exerts an anchimetric effect.The reaction constant ρq for 6 is -0.12 and is typical for a nucleophilic solvent assisted ks process at a primary C-atom.The tertiary halides 1 and 3, however, which reacty with little or no nucleophilic solvent assistance, i.e. by kc processes, lead to larger ρq values of -0.71 and -1.14, respectively.The reacton constant ρq is therefore a sensitive gauge for charge development in the transition state for solvolysis of satured compounds.
- Grob, Cyril A.,Waldner, Adrian
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- One-Pot Production of Natural 2-Phenylethanol from L-Phenylalanine via Cascade Biotransformations
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2-Phenylethanol (2-PE) is an aroma compound with a rose-like odors widely used as food ingredient, and natural 2-PE is much preferred for the application with high selling price but limited availability. Bioproduction of 2-PE from bioresources could provide a green, sustainable, and economic process to manufacture natural 2-PE. Here we report a novel artificial cascade biotransformation to convert bioderived L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) to natural 2-PE via deamination, decarboxylation, epoxidation, isomerization, and reduction in one pot. Recombinant E. coli strains co-expressing the 5 necessary enzymes were engineered by using double plasmids, modular approach, and random combination as highly active, easily available, and recyclable biocatalysts. Two-phase biotransformation with E. coli (RE) cells using biodiesel, a green and easily available solvent for in situ product extraction to minimize the inhibition, significantly improved product concentration and yield, converting 80 mM of L-Phe to 71 mM (8.8 g/L, 89 % yield) of 2-PE. The inhibition of 2-PE was also reduced through in-situ product adsorption using XAD4 resins. Using XAD4-biodiesel-aqueous buffer 3-phase system could further enhance the concentration of 2-PE to 85 mM (10.4 g/L, 85 % yield). The developed artificial cascade biotransformation of L-Phe to 2-PE is much better than other reported bioproductions of 2-PE and provides high-yielding, sustainable, and potentially practical synthesis of high-value natural 2-PE.
- Lukito, Benedict Ryan,Wu, Shuke,Saw, Heng Jie Jonathan,Li, Zhi
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- The catalytic behaviour in aqueous-phase hydrogenation over a renewable Ni catalyst derived from a perovskite-type oxide
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Water is inevitably associated with the production of bio-derived platform molecules, but most supported metallic catalysts have poor water compatibility. Although there have been a great number of investigations regarding the hydrogenation of bio-derived unsaturated compounds in the organic phase, the reactions that proceed in water are still quite challenging. Herein, we report the synthesis of a supported nickel catalyst (Ni-LN650) by the reduction of the perovskite-type oxide LaNiO3 precursor at 650 °C. The derived catalyst affords attractive activity in the hydrogenation of furfural by using water as the reaction medium, in which furfural is completely converted into tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol with the highest productivity of 289.7 mmol gNi?1 h?1 at 120 °C and 1 MPa of H2 within 5 h of reaction. The Ni-LN650 catalyst also exhibits good stability and renewability in a cycle test, stemming from the self-regeneration peculiarity of the perovskite-type oxide precursor. Moreover, the catalyst can also demonstrate high activity in the aqueous-phase hydrogenation of various aldehydes, alkenes and carboxylic acids in a series of experiments. Due to the merits of usability in water, the renewability and wide application scope, the Ni-LN650 catalyst can be treated as a promising candidate for the catalytic conversion of bio-derived platform molecules into high value-added fuels and chemicals.
- Chen, Chun,Fan, Ruoyu,Gong, Wanbing,Zhang, Haimin,Wang, Guozhong,Zhao, Huijun
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- A novel preparation method of nisn alloy catalysts supported on aluminium hydroxide: Application to chemoselective hydrogenation of unsaturated carbonyl compounds
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A novel method was applied for the preparation of NiSn alloy catalysts that were utilized for chemoselective hydrogenation of unsaturated carbonyl compounds, producing unsaturated alcohols almost exclusively. The formation of the NiSn alloy may have played a key role in the enhancement of the chemoselectivity.
- Rodiansono,Hara, Takayoshi,Ichikuni, Nobuyuki,Shimazu, Shogo
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- Chemoselective reduction of carbonyl compounds with PMHS - ZnCI2
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An inexpensive and safer reagent system comprising of PMHS and ZnCl2 has been developed for the selective reduction of carbonyl compounds to corresponding alcohols.
- Chandrasekhar,Ravindra Reddy,Ramarao
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- Sodium borohydride reduction of aldehydes catalyzed by an oxovanadium(IV) Schiff base complex encapsulated in the nanocavity of zeolite-Y
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Selective reduction of a wide range of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes to the corresponding alcohols with NaBH4 was achieved in the presence of an oxovanadium(IV) Schiff base complex encapsulated in the nanopores of zeolite Y (VOL-Y). For most of the aldehydes, a conversion of 100% was observed after less than 5 min. High chemoselectivity of the reduction for aldehydes over ketones was verified by a competitive reduction between 4-methylbenzaldehyde and acetophenone.
- Rayati, Saeed,Bohloulbandi, Elaheh,Zakavi, Saeed
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- Synthesis, biochemical evaluation and rationalisation of the inhibitory activity of a range of 4-substituted phenyl alkyl imidazole-based inhibitors of the enzyme complex 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase (P45017α)
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We report the preliminary results of the synthesis, biochemical evaluation and rationalisation of the inhibitory activity of a number of phenyl alkyl imidazole-based compounds as inhibitors of the two components of 17α-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase (P45017α), that is, 17α-hydroxylase (17α-OHase) and 17,20-lyase (lyase). The results show that N-3-(4-bromophenyl) propyl imidazole (12) (IC50 = 2.95 μM against 17α-OHase and IC50 = 0.33 μM against lyase) is the most potent compound within the current study, in comparison to ketoconazole (KTZ) (IC50 = 3.76 μM against 17α-OHase and IC50 = 1.66 μM against lyase). Modelling of these compounds suggests that the length of the alkyl chain enhances the interaction between the inhibitor and the area of the active site corresponding to the C(3) area of the steroid backbone, thereby increasing potency.
- Patel, Chirag H.,Dhanani, Sachin,Owen, Caroline P.,Ahmed, Sabbir
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- Immobilization of a platinum catalyst using the polymer incarcerated (PI) method and application to catalytic reactions
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Immobilization of a platinum catalyst was carried out on the basis of the polymer incarcerated (PI) method. The PI platinum catalyst thus prepared showed high activity in hydrosilylation, and recovery and reuse of the catalyst were attained without loss of activity. Application of this catalyst to hydrogenation is also reported.
- Hagio, Hiroyuki,Sugiura, Masaharu,Kobayashi, Shu
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- Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotube Confined Co–Nx Sites for Selective Hydrogenation of Biomass-Derived Compounds
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Biomass is the most abundant renewable resource on earth and developing high-performance nonprecious selective hydrogenation (SH) catalysts will enable the use of biomass to replace rapidly diminishing fossil resources. This work utilizes ZIF-67-derived nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes to confine Co nanoparticles (NPs) with Co–Nx active sites as a high-performance SH catalyst. The confined Co NPs with Co–Nx exhibit excellent catalytic activity, selectivity, and stability toward a wide range of biomass-derived compounds. Such active sites can selectively hydrogenate aldehyde, ketone, carboxyl, and nitro groups of biomass-derived compounds into value-added fine chemicals with 100% selectivity. The reported approach could be adopted to create other forms of catalytically active sites from other nonprecious metals.
- Gong, Wanbing,Lin, Yue,Chen, Chun,Al-Mamun, Mohammad,Lu, Hai-Sheng,Wang, Guozhong,Zhang, Haimin,Zhao, Huijun
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- Reduction of pentafluorophenyl esters to the corresponding primary alcohols using sodium borohydride
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Primary alcohols and chiral N-protected 2-amino alcohols can be obtained in high yields from the reaction of pentafluorophenyl esters of the corresponding carboxylic acids with sodium borohydride in THF under mild conditions. This reductive method is rapid and compatible with various functional groups as well as with the most common N-protective groups Z, Boc and Fmoc.
- Papavassilopoulou, Eleni,Christofis, Petros,Terzoglou, Despina,Moutevelis-Minakakis, Panagiota
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- Application of gallium nitride nanostructures and nitrogen doped carbon spheres as supports for the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde
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This paper reports on the synthesis and use of nanostructures of gallium nitride (GaN NSs) and nitrogen doped carbon spheres (NCSs) as support materials for the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. This study provides the first investigation of GaN as a catalyst support in hydrogenation reactions. The GaN NSs were synthesized via chemical vapour deposition (CVD) in a double stage furnace (750 °C) while NCSs were made by CVD in a single stage furnace (950 °C) respectively. TEM analysis revealed that the GaN NSs were rod-like with average diameters of 200 nm, while the NCSs were solid with smoother surfaces, and with diameters of 450 nm. Pd nanoparticles (1 and 3% loadings) were uniformly dispersed on acid functionalized GaN NSs and NCS. The Pd nanoparticles had average diameters that were influenced by the type of support material used. The GaN NSs and NCSs were tested for the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde in isopropanol at 40 and 60 °C under atmospheric pressure. A comparative study of the activity of the nanostructured materials revealed that the order of catalyst activity was 3% Pd/GaN >3% Pd/NCSs >1% Pd/NCSs >1% Pd/GaN. However, 100% selectivity to hydrocinnamaldehyde (HCALD) was obtained with 1% Pd/GaN at reasonable conversion rates. Copyright
- Kente, Thobeka,Dube, Sibongile M.A.,Coville, Neil J.,Mhlanga, Sabelo D.
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- Reaction of hydride transfer reducing agents with (1-heterodiene)tricarbonyliron(0) complexes and the synthesis of saturated amines and alcohols
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Reaction of tricarbonyliron(0) complexes of 1-azadienes or 1-oxadiene with lithium aluminiumhydride leeds to formation of the corresponding saturated amine or alcohol in high yield.
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- Kinetics and mechanistic aspects of the Heck reaction promoted by a CN-palladacycle
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In the Heck reaction between aryl halides and n-butyl acrylate, the palladacycle {Pd[κ1-C, κ1-N-C=(C 6H5)C(Cl)CH2NMe2](μ-Cl)}2, 1, is merely a reservoir of the catalytically active Pd(0) species [1] (Pd colloids or highly active forms of low ligated Pd(0) species) that undergoes oxidative addition of the aryl halide on the surface with subsequent detachment, generating homogeneous Pd(II) species. The main catalytic cycle is initiated by oxidative addition of iodobenzene to [1], followed by the reversible coordination of the olefin to the oxidative addition product. All the unimolecular subsequent steps are indistinguishable kinetically and can be combined in a single step. This kinetic model predicts that a slight excess of alkene relative to iodobenzene leads to a rapid rise in the Pd(0) concentration while when using a slight excess of iodobenzene, relative to alkene, the oxidative addition product is the resting state of the catalytic cycle. Competitive experiments of various bromoarenes and iodoarenes with n-butyl acrylate catalyzed by 1 and CS, CP, and NCN palladacycles gave the same p value (2.4-2.5 for Ar-Br and 1.7-1.8 for Ar-I) for all palladacycles employed, indicating that they generate the same species in the oxidative addition step. The excellent fit of the slope with the σ0 Hammett parameter and the entropy of activation of -43 ± 8 J mol-1 K -1 are consistent with an associative process involving the development of only a partial charge in the transition state for the oxidative step of iodobenzene.
- Consorti, Crestina S.,Flores, Fabrício R.,Dupont, Jairton
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- Photochemical Formation and Cleavage of C-N Bond
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A new photochemical method of C-N bond formation has been developed. A properly substituted trityl alcohol can cleave the benzylic C-O bond and replace it with a C-N bond which is stable under the irradiation conditions. The C-N bond can then be photochemically cleaved with the same light source when the nitrogen is protonated. (Chemical Presented).
- Wang, Pengfei,Lu, Wenya,Devalankar, Dattatray,Ding, Zhenying
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- Low-temperature reduction of bio-based cinnamaldehyde to α,β-(un)saturated alcohols enabled by a waste-derived catalyst
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A waste eggshell-derived catalyst (CaO-900) was facilely prepared and exhibited high efficiency in selective hydrogenation of bio-based cinnamaldehyde (CAL) to cinnamyl alcohol (COL) with 97% yield at 30 °C. By simply adjusting reaction temperature and time, CAL could be completely converted to 3-phenylpropanol. The predominant catalytic performance of CaO-900 could be attributed to its high alkalinity and large specific surface area. In situ Raman and theoretical calculations indicated that the priority of hydrosilylation toward CAL played a crucial role in the control of product distribution. In addition, the CaO-900 catalyst showed good recyclability.
- Jian, Yumei,Li, Hu,Luo, Xiaoxiang
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- Regiodivergent Reductive Opening of Epoxides by Catalytic Hydrogenation Promoted by a (Cyclopentadienone)iron Complex
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The reductive opening of epoxides represents an attractive method for the synthesis of alcohols, but its potential application is limited by the use of stoichiometric amounts of metal hydride reducing agents (e.g., LiAlH4). For this reason, the corresponding homogeneous catalytic version with H2 is receiving increasing attention. However, investigation of this alternative has just begun, and several issues are still present, such as the use of noble metals/expensive ligands, high catalytic loading, and poor regioselectivity. Herein, we describe the use of a cheap and easy-To-handle (cyclopentadienone)iron complex (1a), previously developed by some of us, as a precatalyst for the reductive opening of epoxides with H2. While aryl epoxides smoothly reacted to afford linear alcohols, aliphatic epoxides turned out to be particularly challenging, requiring the presence of a Lewis acid cocatalyst. Remarkably, we found that it is possible to steer the regioselectivity with a careful choice of Lewis acid. A series of deuterium labeling and computational studies were run to investigate the reaction mechanism, which seems to involve more than a single pathway.
- De Vries, Johannes G.,Gandini, Tommaso,Gennari, Cesare,Jiao, Haijun,Pignataro, Luca,Stadler, Bernhard M.,Tadiello, Laura,Tin, Sergey
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- Selective Reduction of Carboxylic Acids to Alcohols in the Presence of Alcohols by a Dual Bulky Transition-Metal Complex/Lewis Acid Catalyst
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Here, we report a molecular method for the generally applicable reduction of mono-and dicarboxylic acids that selectively furnishes a diverse variety of alcohols, including mono-and diols. One of the inherent drawbacks of the direct hydrogenation of carboxylic acids to alcohols is the in situ formation of the corresponding esters via condensation of the carboxylic acids with the produced alcohols. Especially, the hydrogenation of polycarboxylic acids frequently suffers from the formation of a complex mixture of oligomeric esters. This issue was successfully overcome by the combined use of a dual catalyst that consists of a bulky (PNNP)iridium complex and a Lewis acid. Owing to the steric bulk and robustness of the iridium catalyst, the main role of the Lewis acid is to independently catalyze the esterification, albeit the cooperative activation of (a resting state of) the iridium catalyst by the Lewis acid also seems to be implied.
- Gr?mer, Bendik,Saito, Susumu,Yoshioka, Shota
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- Iron-catalyzed chemoselective hydride transfer reactions
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A Diaminocyclopentadienone iron tricarbonyl complex has been applied in chemoselective hydrogen transfer reductions. This bifunctional iron complex demonstrated a broad applicability in mild conditions in various reactions, such as reduction of aldehydes over ketones, reductive alkylation of various functionalized amines with functionalized aldehydes and reduction of α,β-unsaturated ketones into the corresponding saturated ketones. A broad range of functionalized substrates has been isolated in excellent yields with this practical procedure.
- Coufourier, Sébastien,Ndiaye, Daouda,Gaillard, Quentin Gaignard,Bettoni, Léo,Joly, Nicolas,Mbaye, Mbaye Diagne,Poater, Albert,Gaillard, Sylvain,Renaud, Jean-Luc
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- Ambient-pressure highly active hydrogenation of ketones and aldehydes catalyzed by a metal-ligand bifunctional iridium catalyst under base-free conditions in water
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A green, efficient, and high active catalytic system for the hydrogenation of ketones and aldehydes to produce corresponding alcohols under atmospheric-pressure H2 gas and ambient temperature conditions was developed by a water-soluble metal–ligand bifunctional catalyst [Cp*Ir(2,2′-bpyO)(OH)][Na] in water without addition of a base. The catalyst exhibited high activity for the hydrogenation of ketones and aldehydes. Furthermore, it was worth noting that many readily reducible or labile functional groups in the same molecule, such as cyan, nitro, and ester groups, remained unchanged. Interestingly, the unsaturated aldehydes can be also selectively hydrogenated to give corresponding unsaturated alcohols with remaining C=C bond in good yields. In addition, this reaction could be extended to gram levels and has a large potential of wide application in future industrial.
- Wang, Rongzhou,Yue, Yuancheng,Qi, Jipeng,Liu, Shiyuan,Song, Ao,Zhuo, Shuping,Xing, Ling-Bao
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- Method for synthesizing primary alcohol in water phase
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The invention discloses a method for synthesizing primary alcohol in a water phase. The method comprises the following steps: taking aldehyde as a raw material, selecting water as a solvent, and carrying out catalytic hydrogenation reaction on the aldehyde in the presence of a water-soluble catalyst to obtain the primary alcohol, wherein the catalyst is a metal iridium complex [Cp*Ir(2,2'-bpyO)(OH)][Na]. Water is used as the solvent, so that the use of an organic solvent is avoided, and the method is more environment-friendly; the reaction is carried out at relatively low temperature and normal pressure, and the reaction conditions are mild; alkali is not needed in the reaction, so that generation of byproducts is avoided; and the conversion rate of the raw materials is high, and the yield of the obtained product is high. The method not only has academic research value, but also has a certain industrialization prospect.
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- Generation of Oxidoreductases with Dual Alcohol Dehydrogenase and Amine Dehydrogenase Activity
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The l-lysine-?-dehydrogenase (LysEDH) from Geobacillus stearothermophilus naturally catalyzes the oxidative deamination of the ?-amino group of l-lysine. We previously engineered this enzyme to create amine dehydrogenase (AmDH) variants that possess a new hydrophobic cavity in their active site such that aromatic ketones can bind and be converted into α-chiral amines with excellent enantioselectivity. We also recently observed that LysEDH was capable of reducing aromatic aldehydes into primary alcohols. Herein, we harnessed the promiscuous alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity of LysEDH to create new variants that exhibited enhanced catalytic activity for the reduction of substituted benzaldehydes and arylaliphatic aldehydes to primary alcohols. Notably, these novel engineered dehydrogenases also catalyzed the reductive amination of a variety of aldehydes and ketones with excellent enantioselectivity, thus exhibiting a dual AmDH/ADH activity. We envisioned that the catalytic bi-functionality of these enzymes could be applied for the direct conversion of alcohols into amines. As a proof-of-principle, we performed an unprecedented one-pot “hydrogen-borrowing” cascade to convert benzyl alcohol to benzylamine using a single enzyme. Conducting the same biocatalytic cascade in the presence of cofactor recycling enzymes (i.e., NADH-oxidase and formate dehydrogenase) increased the reaction yields. In summary, this work provides the first examples of enzymes showing “alcohol aminase” activity.
- Tseliou, Vasilis,Schilder, Don,Masman, Marcelo F.,Knaus, Tanja,Mutti, Francesco G.
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p. 3315 - 3325
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- Chemoselective Electrosynthesis Using Rapid Alternating Polarity
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Challenges in the selective manipulation of functional groups (chemoselectivity) in organic synthesis have historically been overcome either by using reagents/catalysts that tunably interact with a substrate or through modification to shield undesired sites of reactivity (protecting groups). Although electrochemistry offers precise redox control to achieve unique chemoselectivity, this approach often becomes challenging in the presence of multiple redox-active functionalities. Historically, electrosynthesis has been performed almost solely by using direct current (DC). In contrast, applying alternating current (AC) has been known to change reaction outcomes considerably on an analytical scale but has rarely been strategically exploited for use in complex preparative organic synthesis. Here we show how a square waveform employed to deliver electric current - rapid alternating polarity (rAP) - enables control over reaction outcomes in the chemoselective reduction of carbonyl compounds, one of the most widely used reaction manifolds. The reactivity observed cannot be recapitulated using DC electrolysis or chemical reagents. The synthetic value brought by this new method for controlling chemoselectivity is vividly demonstrated in the context of classical reactivity problems such as chiral auxiliary removal and cutting-edge medicinal chemistry topics such as the synthesis of PROTACs.
- Baran, Phil S.,Carlson, Ethan,Edwards, Jacob T.,Hayashi, Kyohei,Kawamata, Yu,Saito, Masato,Shaji, Shobin,Simmons, Bryan J.,Waldmann, Dirk,Zapf, Christoph W.
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p. 16580 - 16588
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- Light-driven MPV-type reduction of aryl ketones/aldehydes to alcohols with isopropanol under mild conditions
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Alcohols are versatile structural motifs of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and fine chemicals. With respect to green chemistry, the development of more sustainable and cost-efficient processes for converting ketones/aldehydes to alcohols is highly desired. Herein, a direct light-driven strategy for reducing ketones/aldehydes to alcohols using isopropanol as the reducing agent and solvent, in the presence of t-BuOLi, under an air atmosphere at room temperature is developed. This operationally simple light-promoted Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley (MPV) type reduction can be used to produce various benzylic alcohol derivatives as well as applied to bioactive molecules and PEEK model compounds, demonstrating its application potential.
- Cao, Dawei,Xia, Shumei,Pan, Pan,Zeng, Huiying,Li, Chao-Jun,Peng, Yong
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p. 7539 - 7543
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- Regiospecific Synthesis of Calcium-Independent Daptomycin Antibiotics using a Chemoenzymatic Method
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Daptomycin (DAP) is a calcium (Ca2+)-dependent FDA-approved antibiotic drug for the treatment of Gram-positive infections. It possesses a complex pharmacophore hampering derivatization and/or synthesis of analogues. To mimic the Ca2+-binding effect, we used a chemoenzymatic approach to modify the tryptophan (Trp) residue of DAP and synthesize kinetically characterized and structurally elucidated regiospecific Trp-modified DAP analogues. We demonstrated that the modified DAPs are several times more active than the parent molecule against antibiotic-susceptible and antibiotic-resistant Gram-positive bacteria. Strikingly, and in contrast to the parent molecule, the DAP derivatives do not rely on calcium or any additional elements for activity.
- Mupparapu, Nagaraju,Lin, Yu-Hsin Cindy,Kim, Tae Ho,Elshahawi, Sherif I.
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p. 4176 - 4182
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- Hydroboration Reaction and Mechanism of Carboxylic Acids using NaNH2(BH3)2, a Hydroboration Reagent with Reducing Capability between NaBH4and LiAlH4
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Hydroboration reactions of carboxylic acids using sodium aminodiboranate (NaNH2[BH3]2, NaADBH) to form primary alcohols were systematically investigated, and the reduction mechanism was elucidated experimentally and computationally. The transfer of hydride ions from B atoms to C atoms, the key step in the mechanism, was theoretically illustrated and supported by experimental results. The intermediates of NH2B2H5, PhCH= CHCOOBH2NH2BH3-, PhCH= CHCH2OBO, and the byproducts of BH4-, NH2BH2, and NH2BH3- were identified and characterized by 11B and 1H NMR. The reducing capacity of NaADBH was found between that of NaBH4 and LiAlH4. We have thus found that NaADBH is a promising reducing agent for hydroboration because of its stability and easy handling. These reactions exhibit excellent yields and good selectivity, therefore providing alternative synthetic approaches for the conversion of carboxylic acids to primary alcohols with a wide range of functional group tolerance.
- Wang, Jin,Ju, Ming-Yue,Wang, Xinghua,Ma, Yan-Na,Wei, Donghui,Chen, Xuenian
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- Development of effective bidentate diphosphine ligands of ruthenium catalysts toward practical hydrogenation of carboxylic acids
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Hydrogenation of carboxylic acids (CAs) to alcohols represents one of the most ideal reduction methods for utilizing abundant CAs as alternative carbon and energy sources. However, systematic studies on the effects of metal-to-ligand relationships on the catalytic activity of metal complex catalysts are scarce. We previously demonstrated a rational methodology for CA hydrogenation, in which CA-derived cationic metal carboxylate [(PP)M(OCOR)]+ (M = Ru and Re; P = one P coordination) served as the catalyst prototype for CA self-induced CA hydrogenation. Herein, we report systematic trial- and-error studies on how we could achieve higher catalytic activity by modifying the structure of bidentate diphosphine (PP) ligands of molecular Ru catalysts. Carbon chains connecting two P atoms as well as Ar groups substituted on the P atoms of PP ligands were intensively varied, and the induction of active Ru catalysts from precatalyst Ru(acac)3 was surveyed extensively. As a result, the activity and durability of the (PP)Ru catalyst substantially increased compared to those of other molecular Ru catalyst systems, including our original Ru catalysts. The results validate our approach for improving the catalyst performance, which would benefit further advancement of CA self-induced CA hydrogenation.
- Saito, Susumu,Wen, Ke,Yoshioka, Shota
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- Platinum supported on nanosilica and fibrous nanosilica for hydrogenation reactions
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Platinum nanoparticles supported on nanosilica (NP) and fibrous nanosilica (dendritic fibrous nano-spheres, DFNS) were prepared by direct grafting of the Pt precursor onto the silanol groups or via a polyethylenimine (PEI) linker. From the SEM and TEM images the average diameter of the nanosilica and fibrous nanosilica (DFNS), was determined to be 21.4 and 503 nm, respectively. While surface areas as measured by ASAP is 463.4 m2 g?1 for DFNS and 142.5 m2 g?1 for the nanosilica. For the four Pt containing catalysts (Pt/NP, Pt/DFNS, Pt/PEI/NP and Pt/PEI/DFNS), a Pt loading between 1.35 × 1017 and 8.46 × 1017 Pt atoms per gram support were determined. The PEI-containing catalyst gave higher Pt-loading than the direct anchoring of the Pt onto the silanol groups of the support. The catalysts were further characterised ATR FTIR and XPS. After oxidation of the pre-catalysts 85% of the Pt was in the oxide form. While after reduction, ca. 82% the Pt supported on DFNS was in the metallic form. Reduction of the Pt supported on NP, resulted in 100% of the Pt in the Pt0 oxidation state. These catalysts were tested for the hydrogenation of C[dbnd]C and/or C[dbnd]O bonds in cyclohexene, benzaldehyde and cinnamaldehyde. The % conversion and product distribution will be discussed in term of diameter, surface area and Pt-loading.
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Deuterium labeling is an interesting process that leads to compounds of use in different fields. We describe the transfer hydrogenation of aldehydes and the selective C1 deuteration of the obtained alcohols in D2O, as the only deuterium source. Different aromatic, alkylic and α,β-unsaturated aldehydes were reduced in the presence of [RuCl(p-cymene)(dmbpy)]BF4, (dmbpy=4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine) as the pre-catalyst and HCO2Na/HCO2H as the hydrogen source. Moreover, furfural and glucose, were selectively reduced to the valuable alcohols, furfuryl alcohol and sorbitol. The processes were carried out in neat water or in a biphasic water/toluene system. The biphasic system allowed easy recycling, higher yields, and higher selective D incorporation (using D2O/toluene). The deuteration took place due to an efficient effective M–H/D+ exchange from D2O that allows the inversion of polarity of D+ (umpolung). DFT calculations that explain the catalytic behavior in water are also included.
- Ruiz-Casta?eda, Margarita,Santos, Lucía,Manzano, Blanca R.,Espino, Gustavo,Jalón, Félix A.
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- Direct Heterogenization of the Ru-Macho Catalyst for the Chemoselective Hydrogenation of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds
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In this study, a commercially available homogeneous pincer-type complex, Ru-Macho, was directly heterogenized via the Lewis acid-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts reaction using dichloromethane as the cross-linker to obtain a heterogeneous, pincer-type Ru porous organometallic polymer (Ru-Macho-POMP) with a high surface area. Notably, Ru-Macho-POMP was demonstrated to be an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the chemoselective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds to their corresponding allylic alcohols using cinnamaldehyde as a model compound. The Ru-Macho-POMP catalyst showed a high turnover frequency (TOF = 920 h-1) and a high turnover number (TON = 2750), with high chemoselectivity (99%) and recyclability during the selective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds.
- Padmanaban, Sudakar,Gunasekar, Gunniya Hariyanandam,Yoon, Sungho
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- Copper(i) pyrimidine-2-thiolate cluster-based polymers as bifunctional visible-light-photocatalysts for chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyls
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The photoinduced chemoselective transfer hydrogenation of unsaturated carbonyls to allylic alcohols has been accomplished using cluster-based MOFs as bifunctional visible photocatalysts. Assemblies of hexanuclear clusters [Cu6(dmpymt)6] (1, Hdmpymt = 4,6-dimethylpyrimidine-2-thione) as metalloligands with CuI or (Ph3P)CuI yielded cluster-based metal organic frameworks (MOFs) {[Cu6(dmpymt)6]2[Cu2(μ-I)2]4(CuI)2}n (2), {[Cu6(dmpymt)6]2[Cu2(μ-I)2]4}n (3), respectively. Nanoparticles (NPs) of 2 and 3 served both as photosensitizers and photocatalysts for the highly chemoselective reduction of unsaturated carbonyl compounds to unsaturated alcohols with high catalytic activity under blue LED irradiation. The photocatalytic system could be reused for several cycles without any obvious loss of efficiency.
- Zhang, Meng Juan,Young, David James,Ma, Ji Long,Shao, Guo Quan
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- Carbon molecular sieve supported pd catalyzed hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde in alkaline medium
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Synthesis of various fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals are regulated through selective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes. Hydrocinnamaldehyde is one of the important compounds in perfumery and flavouring industries. It is highly precarious and challenging to control the product selectivity as well as conversion in cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation. In this study, an effective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde was attained in presence of aqueous-protic organic medium by utilizing Pd/CMS and other additives of alkali such as K2CO3. The Pd/CMS catalyst along with alkali media catalyzed the hydrogenation of C=C selectively in cinnamaldehyde in order to form hydrocinnamaldehyde with 100% conversion rate. Additionally, the parallel hydrogenation of C=O and C=C bonds in cinnamaldehyde takes place in absence of media. The C=O bond reduction in cinnamaldehyde can be restricted through K2CO3 addition to aqueous-protic solution. The active sites of palladium were found to be uniform and analyzed using HRTEM data. Based on the mechanism involved in micropores of carbon molecular sieves, the key role of promoter is associated with hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. The catalytic criterion was appropriate with the acquired activity data.
- Krishna, Racharla,Ramakrishna, Chowdam,Saini, Bijendra,Gopi, Thakkallapalli,Swetha, Gujarathi,Shekar, Sridara Chandra,Srinivas, Ankanagari
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- A Cationic Ru(II) Complex Intercalated into Zirconium Phosphate Layers Catalyzes Selective Hydrogenation via Heterolytic Hydrogen Activation
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Catalytic hydrogenations constitute economic and clean transformations to produce pharmaceutical and a multitude of fine chemicals in chemical industry. Herein, we report a cationic Ru(II) complex intercalated into zirconium phosphate (ZrP) layers that enables the efficient catalytic conversion of furfural and other biomass-derived carbonyl compounds into the corresponding alcohols through selective hydrogenation of C=O group. The ZrP layers acted not only as a support for the Ru-complex, but also as the new ligands to tune the Ru(II) center via forming Ru?O bond. The resulting catalysts exhibit excellent catalytic performance and can be easily recycled for six times without significant loss of activity and selectivity. The Ru(II) complex-intercalated catalysts have been characterized by XRD, SEM, HRTEM, HAADF-STEM, XPS, FT-IR, DR-UV/Vis, EXAFS and XANES. Especially, it is observed that the appropriate interlayer spacing between ZrP layers is favorable to stabilize the Ru(II) complex. Notably, on the basis of the further characterization and density functional theory (DFT) calculation, it is identified that the interaction of cationic Ru(II) complex and P?OH group within ZrP layers leads to the high catalytic performance in selective hydrogenation, and the newly formed Ru?O?P species plays a crucial role in the heterolytic hydrogen activation and selective hydrogenation of biomass-derived compounds containing a carbonyl group.
- Chen, Manyu,Xia, Jie,Li, Huan,Zhao, Xiuge,Peng, Qingpo,Wang, Jiajia,Gong, Honghui,Dai, Sheng,An, Pengfei,Wang, Haifeng,Hou, Zhenshan
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- Ir nanoclusters confined within hollow MIL-101(Fe) for selective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehyde
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Although the selective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehyde to unsaturated alcohol (UOL) is an extremely important transformation, it is still a great challenge to achieve high selectivity to UOL due to thermodynamic favoring of the C[dbnd]C hydrogenation over the C[dbnd]O hydrogenation. Herein, we report that iridium nanoclusters (Ir NCs) confined within hollow MIL-101(Fe) expresses satisfied reaction activity (93.9%) and high selectivity (96.2%) for the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde (CAL) to cinnamyl alcohol (COL) under 1 bar H2 atmosphere and room temperature. The unique hollow structure of MIL-101(Fe) benefits for the fast transport of reactant, ensuring the comparable reaction activity and better recyclability of Ir@MIL-101(Fe) than the counterparts which Ir NCs were on the surface of MIL-101(Fe). Furthermore, The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data indicates the electropositive Ir NCs, owing to the electron transfer from Ir to MIL-101(Fe), can interact with oxygen lone pairs, and Fourier transform infrared spectrum shows the Lewis acid sites in MIL-101(Fe) can strongly interact with C[dbnd]O bond, which contributes to a high selectivity for COL. This work suggests the considerable potential of synergetic effect between hollow MOFs and metal nanoclusters for selective hydrogenation reactions.
- Chen, Yurong,Li, Guangqin,Li, Yinle,Liu, Qian,Liu, Qinghua,Liu, Qinglin,Su, Hui
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- Chemoselective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde over a tailored oxygen-vacancy-rich Pd@ZrO2catalyst
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Selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to hydrocinnamaldehyde is captivating due to its industrial relevance. Herein, a two-step synthesis method was adopted to develop oxygen vacancies in Pd@ZrO2catalysts. The oxygen vacancies were developed in Pd@ZrO2catalysts during impregnation of Pd which was confirmed by XPS and HR-TEM analyses. The characterization results revealed that there was a synergistic role of oxygen vacancies and nano-sized active Pd metals in Pd@ZrO2catalysts that assisted in achieving selectivity for hydrocinnamaldehyde which has been discussed in this study. We also studied the effects of different reaction parameters which revealed that 4 wt% Pd loading in a Pd@ZrO2catalyst provided enough active sites for complete conversion of CAL. Additionally, 100 °C temperature and 10 bar H2pressure provided enough energy for effective collisions and activation of reactants and catalysts to form the desired product in a reaction time of 9 h. Therefore, a defect-rich 4-Pd@ZrO2catalyst demonstrated complete CAL conversion with 86% yield towards HCAL which is the best result amongst various Pd@ZrO2catalysts with different Pd loading investigated for the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde. Moreover, a plausible mechanism was proposed to support the chemoselective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde over a 4-Pd@ZrO2catalyst. Along with high catalytic performance, the 4-Pd@ZrO2catalyst also showed impressive recyclability performance for up to six recycles. Thus, the oxygen-vacancy-rich Pd@ZrO2can be considered as an efficient catalyst for the chemoselective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde.
- Patil, Komal N.,Prasad, Divya,Bhanushali, Jayesh T.,Kakade, Bhalchandra,Jadhav, Arvind H.,Nagaraja, Bhari Mallanna
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- BiCl3-Facilitated removal of methoxymethyl-ether/ester derivatives and DFT study of -O-C-O- bond cleavage
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A simple method for the cleavage of methoxymethyl (MOM)-ether and ester derivatives using bismuth trichloride (BiCl3) is described. The alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, benzyl and anthracene MOM ether derivatives, as well as MOM esters of both aliphatic and aromatic carboxylic acids, were deprotected in good yields. To better understand the molecular roles of BiCl3and water for MOM cleavage, two possible binding pathways were investigated using the density functional theory (DFT) method. The theoretical results indicate the differential initial binding site preferences of phenolic and alcoholic MOM substrates to the Bi atom and suggest that water plays a key role in facilitating the cleavage of the MOM group.
- Pacherille, Angela,Tuga, Beza,Hallooman, Dhanashree,Dos Reis, Isaac,Vermette, Mélodie,Issack, Bilkiss B.,Rhyman, Lydia,Ramasami, Ponnadurai,Sunasee, Rajesh
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- A method of synthesis of alcohols
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The present invention belongs to the field of organic synthesis technology, specifically a synthesis method of an alcohol; the present invention is under the catalytic action of tert-butanol lithium, with ester compounds and pinacol borane as raw materials, tetrahydrofuran as a solvent, reacted at 100 ° C for 24h, followed by adding 2mol / LNaOH / MeOH solution, stirred at room temperature overnight to obtain alcohol compounds; the raw materials of the present invention are of extensive sources or easy to prepare, the reaction conditions are relatively mild and do not require a large number of / cumbersome additives, in addition to the tert-butanol lithium catalyst is simple, And the prepared alcohol compounds are of high quality and high separation yield.
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- Differentiation of Pt?Fe and Pt?Ni3 Surface Catalytic Mechanisms towards Contrasting Products in Chemoselective Hydrogenation of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes
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Noble-metal catalysts serve as an irreplaceable role in pharmaceutical, perfume and fine chemicals fields. However, there still remains a grand challenge in controlling chemoselectivity. Herein, we have synthesized a bimetallic nanostructure supported on porous metal-organic frameworks (Pt?Fe/UiO-66, Pt-Ni3/UiO-66), in which Pt nanoparticles was modified with non-noble metal (Fe or Ni) directly. The as-synthesized catalysts can function as a switch for selective hydrogenation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes to afford the potential products on-demand. In comparison with the conventional Pt-based catalysts, Pt?Fe/UiO-66 and Pt-Ni3/UiO-66 catalysts exhibit excellently catalytic activity, enhanced selectivity and improved stability for selectivity hydrogenation. The partial charge reconfiguration and electronic coupling effect existing in such distinctive bicomponent nanocatalysts was confirmed by some comprehensive characterization and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The developed method for precisely modification the composition and interaction between the noble metal and non-noble metal provides a feasible avenue to design the advanced catalysts.
- Ning, Liangmin,Zhang, Mingtao,Liao, Shengyun,Zhang, Yuting,Jia, Dandan,Yan, Yunfang,Gu, Wen,Liu, Xin
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- Platinum and cobalt intermetallic nanoparticles confined within MIL-101(Cr) for enhanced selective hydrogenation of the carbonyl bond in a,?-unsaturated aldehydes: synergistic effects of electronically modified Pt sites and Lewis acid sites
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Precious metals have been shown to play a vital role in the selective hydrogenation of a,?-unsaturated aldehydes, but still suffer from challenges to control selectivity. Herein, we have advanced the design of catalysts made out of Pt-Co intermetallic nanoparticles (IMNs) supported on a MIL-101(Cr) MOF (3%Pty%Co/MIL-101(Cr)), prepared by using a polyol reduction method, as an effective approach to enhance selectivity toward the production of a,?-unsaturated alcohol, the desired product. XRD, N2adsorption-desorption, FTIR spectroscopy, SEM, TEM, XPS, CO adsorption, NH3-TPD, XANES and EXAFS measurements were used to investigate the structure and surface properties of our 3%Pty%Co/MIL-101(Cr) catalysts. It was found that the Co-modified 3%Pty%Co/MIL-101(Cr) catalysts can indeed improve the hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde (CAL) to cinnamyl alcohol (COL), reaching a higher selectivity under mild conditions than the monometallic Pt/MIL-101(Cr) catalysts: 95% conversion of CAL with 91% selectivity to COL can be reached with 3%Pt3%Co/MIL-101(Cr). Additionally, high conversion of furfural (97%) along with high selectivity to furfural alcohol (94%) was also attained with the 3%Pt3%Co/MIL-101(Cr) catalyst. The enhanced activity and selectivity toward the unsaturated alcohols are attributed to the electronic and geometric effects derived from the partial charge transfer between Co and Pt through the formation of uniformly dispersed Pt-Co IMNs. Moreover, various characterization results revealed that the addition of Co to the IMPs can promote the Lewis acid sites that facilitate the polarization of the charge-rich C?O bonds and their adsorptionviatheir oxygen atom, and also generate new interfacial acid sites.
- Zahid, Muhammad,Li, Jiang,Ismail, Ahmed,Zaera, Francisco,Zhu, Yujun
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p. 2433 - 2445
(2021/04/22)
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- Platinum Nanosheets Intercalated into Natural and Artificial Graphite Powders
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Insertion of sheet-type platinum particles (platinum nanosheets) between graphite layers was achieved by a thermal treatment of a mixture of platinum chloride (IV) and graphite powder (natural graphite or artificial graphite) under 0.3 MPa of chlorine at 723 K, followed by the treatment under 40 kPa of hydrogen pressure. Similar platinum nanosheets, which were 1–3 nm in thickness and 100–500 nm in width and had a number of hexagonal holes and edges with 120° angle, were formed between the layers of both natural graphite or artificial graphite; however, their location in the graphite layers depended on the type of graphite used. A number of platinum nanosheets were observed in the edge region of natural graphite particles which have flat surface. On the other hand, a number of platinum nanosheets were found inside and away from the edge of the artificial graphite particles especially in the vicinity of the cracks. Both the platinum nanosheet-containing artificial and natural graphite samples showed high selectivity to cinnamyl alcohol in cinnamaldehyde hydrogenation under supercritical carbon dioxide conditions, while spherical platinum particles, which were located on the surface of natural and artificial graphite, showed lower selectivity.
- Shirai, Masayuki,Kubo, Kohei,Sodeno, Mika,Nanao, Hidetaka
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p. 2035 - 2040
(2021/06/25)
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- Reaction of Diisobutylaluminum Borohydride, a Binary Hydride, with Selected Organic Compounds Containing Representative Functional Groups
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The binary hydride, diisobutylaluminum borohydride [(iBu)2AlBH4], synthesized from diisobutylaluminum hydride (DIBAL) and borane dimethyl sulfide (BMS) has shown great potential in reducing a variety of organic functional groups. This unique binary hydride, (iBu)2AlBH4, is readily synthesized, versatile, and simple to use. Aldehydes, ketones, esters, and epoxides are reduced very fast to the corresponding alcohols in essentially quantitative yields. This binary hydride can reduce tertiary amides rapidly to the corresponding amines at 25 °C in an efficient manner. Furthermore, nitriles are converted into the corresponding amines in essentially quantitative yields. These reactions occur under ambient conditions and are completed in an hour or less. The reduction products are isolated through a simple acid-base extraction and without the use of column chromatography. Further investigation showed that (iBu)2AlBH4 has the potential to be a selective hydride donor as shown through a series of competitive reactions. Similarities and differences between (iBu)2AlBH4, DIBAL, and BMS are discussed.
- Amberchan, Gabriella,Snelling, Rachel A.,Moya, Enrique,Landi, Madison,Lutz, Kyle,Gatihi, Roxanne,Singaram, Bakthan
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p. 6207 - 6227
(2021/05/06)
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- A Bifunctional Copper Catalyst Enables Ester Reduction with H2: Expanding the Reactivity Space of Nucleophilic Copper Hydrides
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Employing a bifunctional catalyst based on a copper(I)/NHC complex and a guanidine organocatalyst, catalytic ester reductions to alcohols with H2 as terminal reducing agent are facilitated. The approach taken here enables the simultaneous activation of esters through hydrogen bonding and formation of nucleophilic copper(I) hydrides from H2, resulting in a catalytic hydride transfer to esters. The reduction step is further facilitated by a proton shuttle mediated by the guanidinium subunit. This bifunctional approach to ester reductions for the first time shifts the reactivity of generally considered "soft"copper(I) hydrides to previously unreactive "hard"ester electrophiles and paves the way for a replacement of stoichiometric reducing agents by a catalyst and H2.
- Kaicharla, Trinadh,Ngoc, Trung Tran,Teichert, Johannes F.,Tzaras, Dimitrios-Ioannis,Zimmermann, Birte M.
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p. 16865 - 16873
(2021/10/20)
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- Ambient Hydrogenation and Deuteration of Alkenes Using a Nanostructured Ni-Core–Shell Catalyst
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A general protocol for the selective hydrogenation and deuteration of a variety of alkenes is presented. Key to success for these reactions is the use of a specific nickel-graphitic shell-based core–shell-structured catalyst, which is conveniently prepared by impregnation and subsequent calcination of nickel nitrate on carbon at 450 °C under argon. Applying this nanostructured catalyst, both terminal and internal alkenes, which are of industrial and commercial importance, were selectively hydrogenated and deuterated at ambient conditions (room temperature, using 1 bar hydrogen or 1 bar deuterium), giving access to the corresponding alkanes and deuterium-labeled alkanes in good to excellent yields. The synthetic utility and practicability of this Ni-based hydrogenation protocol is demonstrated by gram-scale reactions as well as efficient catalyst recycling experiments.
- Beller, Matthias,Feng, Lu,Gao, Jie,Jackstell, Ralf,Jagadeesh, Rajenahally V.,Liu, Yuefeng,Ma, Rui
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p. 18591 - 18598
(2021/06/28)
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- Chemoselective Hydrogenation of Olefins Using a Nanostructured Nickel Catalyst
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The selective hydrogenation of functionalized olefins is of great importance in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Here, we report on a nanostructured nickel catalyst that enables the selective hydrogenation of purely aliphatic and functionalized olefins under mild conditions. The earth-abundant metal catalyst allows the selective hydrogenation of sterically protected olefins and further tolerates functional groups such as carbonyls, esters, ethers and nitriles. The characterization of our catalyst revealed the formation of surface oxidized metallic nickel nanoparticles stabilized by a N-doped carbon layer on the active carbon support.
- Klarner, Mara,Bieger, Sandra,Drechsler, Markus,Kempe, Rhett
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p. 2157 - 2161
(2021/05/21)
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- Enhancing lignin depolymerizationviaa dithionite-assisted organosolv fractionation of birch sawdust
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Sodium dithionite is utilized as a reducing agent in the organosolv fractionation of lignocellulose to concomitantly produce cellulosic pulp and promote the reductive conversion of lignin into phenolic monomers. Reactions with model compounds highlight the role of sodium dithionite with respect to the reductive cleavage of β-O-4 bonds in lignin and the consequent formation of phenolic monomers.
- Brienza, Filippo,Van Aelst, Korneel,Thielemans, Karel,Sels, Bert F.,Debecker, Damien P.,Cybulska, Iwona
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p. 3268 - 3276
(2021/05/21)
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- Manganese-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Ketones under Mild and Base-free Conditions
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In this paper, several Mn(I) complexes were applied as catalysts for the homogeneous hydrogenation of ketones. The most active precatalyst is the bench-stable alkyl bisphosphine Mn(I) complex fac-[Mn(dippe) (CO)3(CH2CH2CH3)]. The reaction proceeds at room temperature under base-free conditions with a catalyst loading of 3 mol % and a hydrogen pressure of 10 bar. A temperature-dependent selectivity for the reduction of α,β-unsaturated carbonyls was observed. At room temperature, the carbonyl group was selectively hydrogenated, while the C=C bond stayed intact. At 60 °C, fully saturated systems were obtained. A plausible mechanism based on DFT calculations which involves an inner-sphere hydride transfer is proposed.
- Brünig, Julian,Kirchner, Karl,Veiros, Luis F.,Weber, Stefan
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p. 1388 - 1394
(2021/05/31)
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- Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Cross-Coupling of Alkyl Bromides and Chlorosilanes
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A novel nickel-catalyzed highly selective reductive cross-coupling of alkyl bromides and chlorosilanes to construct the C-Si bond has been developed. Under benign reaction conditions, a series of structurally interesting organosilanes can be accessed without Ni-catalyzed isomerization. The utility of this chemistry is illustrated by further transformations of the product. Moreover, the radical mechanism of the reaction is illustrated by control experiments.
- Xing, Mimi,Cui, Huanhuan,Zhang, Chun
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p. 7645 - 7649
(2021/10/12)
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- Selective Production of Linear Aldehydes and Alcohols from Alkenes using Formic Acid as Syngas Surrogate
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Performing carbonylation without the use of carbon monoxide for high-value-added products is an attractive yet challenging topic in sustainable chemistry. Herein, effective methods for producing linear aldehydes or alcohols selectively with formic acid as both carbon monoxide and hydrogen source have been described. Linear-selective hydroformylation of alkenes proceeds smoothly with up to 88 % yield and >30 regioselectivity in the presence of single Rh catalyst. Strikingly, introducing Ru into the system, the dual Rh/Ru catalysts accomplish efficient and regioselective hydroxymethylation in one pot. The present processes utilizing formic acid as syngas surrogate operate simply under mild condition, which opens a sustainable way for production of linear aldehydes and alcohols without the need for gas cylinders and autoclaves. As formic acid can be readily produced via CO2 hydrogenation, the protocols represent indirect approaches for chemical valorization of CO2.
- Chen, Junjun,Hua, Kaimin,Liu, Xiaofang,Deng, Yuchao,Wei, Baiyin,Wang, Hui,Sun, Yuhan
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p. 9919 - 9924
(2021/05/31)
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- Primary Alcohols via Nickel Pentacarboxycyclopentadienyl Diamide Catalyzed Hydrosilylation of Terminal Epoxides
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The efficient and regioselective hydrosilylation of epoxides co-catalyzed by a pentacarboxycyclopentadienyl (PCCP) diamide nickel complex and Lewis acid is reported. This method allows for the reductive opening of terminal, monosubstituted epoxides to form unbranched, primary alcohols. A range of substrates including both terminal and nonterminal epoxides are shown to work, and a mechanistic rationale is provided. This work represents the first use of a PCCP derivative as a ligand for transition-metal catalysis.
- Lambert, Tristan H.,Steiniger, Keri A.
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p. 8013 - 8017
(2021/10/25)
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- Tropylium-Promoted Hydroboration Reactions: Mechanistic Insights Via Experimental and Computational Studies
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Hydroboration reaction of alkynes is one of the most synthetically powerful tools to access organoboron compounds, versatile precursors for cross-coupling chemistry. This type of reaction has traditionally been mediated by transition-metal or main group catalysts. Herein, we report a novel method using tropylium salts, typically known as organic oxidants and Lewis acids, to promote the hydroboration reaction of alkynes. A broad range of vinylboranes can be easily accessed via this metal-free protocol. Similar hydroboration reactions of alkenes and epoxides can also be efficiently catalyzed by the same tropylium catalysts. Experimental studies and DFT calculations suggested that the reaction follows an uncommon mechanistic pathway, which is triggered by the hydride abstraction of pinacolborane with tropylium ion. This is followed by a series ofin situcounterion-activated substituent exchanges to generate boron intermediates that promote the hydroboration reaction.
- Mai, Binh Khanh,Nguyen, Thanh Vinh,Ton, Nhan N. H.
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p. 9117 - 9133
(2021/07/19)
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- Matteson Reaction under Flow Conditions: Iterative Homologations of Terpenes
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The Matteson reaction is ideally suited for flow chemistry since it allows iterative homologation of boronate esters. The present study provides accurate data on reaction times of the individual steps of the Matteson reaction, which occurs in less than 10 s in total. The protocol allows terpenes to be (per-)homologated in a controlled manner to yield homo-, bishomo-, and trishomo-terpenols after oxidative workup. The new terpene alcohols are validated with respect to their olfactoric properties.
- Kuhwald, Conrad,Kirschning, Andreas
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p. 4300 - 4304
(2021/05/26)
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- Copper-Catalyzed Borylative Methylation of Alkyl Iodides with CO as the C1 Source: Advantaged by Faster Reaction of CuH over CuBpin
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CuH and CuBpin are versatile catalysts and intermediates in organic chemistry. However, studies that involve both CuH and CuBpin in the same reaction is still rarely reported due to their high reactivity. Now, a study on CuH- and CuBpin-catalyzed borylative methylation of alkyl iodides with CO as the C1 source is reported. Various one carbon prolongated alkyl boranes (RCH2Bpin and RCH(Bpin)2) were produced in moderate to good yields from the corresponding alkyl iodides (RI). In this cooperative system, CuH reacts with alkyl iodide faster than CuBpin.
- Wu, Fu-Peng,Wu, Xiao-Feng
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p. 11730 - 11734
(2021/04/22)
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- Sodium Aminodiboranate, a New Reagent for Chemoselective Reduction of Aldehydes and Ketones to Alcohols
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Sodium aminodiboranate (NaNH 2(BH 3) 2, NaADBH) is a new member of the old borane family, which exhibits superior performance in chemoselective reduction. Experimental results show that NaADBH can rapidly reduce aldehydes and ketones to the corresponding alcohols in high efficiency and selectivity under mild conditions. There are little steric and electronic effects on this reduction.
- Wang, Jin,Guo, Yu,Li, Shouhu,Chen, Xuenian
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p. 1104 - 1108
(2021/05/25)
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- Homoleptic cobalt(II) phenoxyimine complexes for hydrosilylation of aldehydes and ketones without base activation of cobalt(II)
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Air-stable, easy to prepare, homoleptic cobalt(II) complexes bearing pendant-modified phenoxyimine ligands were synthesized and determined. The complexes exhibited high catalytic performance for reducing aldehydes and ketones via catalytic hydrosilylation, where a hydrosilane and a catalytic amount of the cobalt(II) complex were added under base-free conditions. The reaction proceeded even in the presence of excess water, and excellent functional-group tolerance was observed. Subsequent hydrolysis gave the alcohol in high yields. Moreover, H2O had a critical role in activation of the Co(II) catalyst with hydrosilane. Several additional results also indicated that the cobalt(II) center acts as an active catalyst in the hydrosilylation of aldehydes and ketones.
- Hori, Momoko,Ishikawa, Ryuta,Koga, Yuji,Matsubara, Kouki,Mitsuyama, Tomoaki,Shin, Sayaka
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p. 1379 - 1387
(2021/05/29)
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- Microelectrode Arrays, Dihydroxylation, and the Development of an Orthogonal Safety-Catch Linker
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Construction of larger molecular libraries on an addressable microelectrode array requires a method for recovering and characterizing molecules from the surface of any electrode in the array. This method must be orthogonal to the synthetic strategies needed to build the array. We report here a method for achieving this goal that employs the site-selective dihydroxylation reaction of a simple olefin.
- Yeh, Nai-Hua,Krueger, Ruby,Moeller, Kevin D.
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p. 5440 - 5444
(2021/07/26)
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- A General Organocatalytic System for Electron Donor-Acceptor Complex Photoactivation and Its Use in Radical Processes
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We report herein a modular class of organic catalysts that, acting as donors, can readily form photoactive electron donor-acceptor (EDA) complexes with a variety of radical precursors. Excitation with visible light generates open-shell intermediates under mild conditions, including nonstabilized carbon radicals and nitrogen-centered radicals. The modular nature of the commercially available xanthogenate and dithiocarbamate anion organocatalysts offers a versatile EDA complex catalytic platform for developing mechanistically distinct radical reactions, encompassing redox-neutral and net-reductive processes. Mechanistic investigations, by means of quantum yield determination, established that a closed catalytic cycle is operational for all of the developed radical processes, highlighting the ability of the organic catalysts to turn over and iteratively drive every catalytic cycle. We also demonstrate how the catalysts' stability and the method's high functional group tolerance could be advantageous for the direct radical functionalization of abundant functional groups, including aliphatic carboxylic acids and amines, and for applications in the late-stage elaboration of biorelevant compounds and enantioselective radical catalysis.
- De Pedro Beato, Eduardo,Melchiorre, Paolo,Spinnato, Davide,Zhou, Wei
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p. 12304 - 12314
(2021/08/20)
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- Poisoning effect of N-containing compounds on performance of Raney nickel in transfer hydrogenation
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The effect of amines, imines and heterocycle compounds on conversion has been studied in transfer hydrogenation of camphor and 2-PrOH catalyzed by Raney nickel. Small amount (5 mol% to nickel) of N-containing compound significantly decreases catalyst activity. It has been shown that the poisoning effect mostly depends on molecular size of amines and heterocyclic compounds. For aniline and cyclohexylamine the dependence of camphor conversion on poison/nickel ratio was obtained. Additionally, benzaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde demonstrated higher reactivity compared corresponding imines under transfer hydrogenation conditions. Obtained data explain low activity of nickel-based catalysts when N-containing compounds are presented in reaction mixture.
- Martyanov, Oleg N.,Philippov, Alexey A.
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- Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones Catalyzed by a 2-Iminopyrrolyl Alkyl-Manganese(II) Complex
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A well-defined and very active single-component manganese(II) catalyst system for the hydrosilylation of aldehydes and ketones is presented. First, the reaction of 5-(2,4,6-iPr3C6H2)-2-[N-(2,6-iPr2C6H3)formimino]pyrrolyl potassium (KL) and [MnCl2(Py)2] afforded the binuclear 2-iminopyrrolyl manganese(II) pyridine chloride complex [Mn2{κ2N,N′-5-(2,4,6-iPr3C6H2)-NC4H2-2-C(H)═N(2,6-iPr2C6H3)}2(Py)2(μ-Cl)2] 1. Subsequently, the alkylation reaction of complex 1 with LiCH2SiMe3 afforded the respective (trimethylsilyl)methyl-Mn(II) complex [Mn{κ2N,N′-5-(2,4,6-iPr3C6H2)-NC4H2-2-C(H)═N(2,6-iPr2C6H3)}(Py)CH2SiMe3] 2 in a good yield. Complexes 1 and 2 were characterized by elemental analysis, 1H NMR spectroscopy, Evans' method, FTIR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. While the crystal structure of complex 1 has been identified as a binuclear entity, in which the Mn(II) centers present pentacoordinate coordination spheres, that of complex 2 corresponds to a monomer with a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry. Complex 2 proved to be a very active precatalyst for the atom-economic hydrosilylation of several aldehydes and ketones under very mild conditions, with a maximum turnover frequency of 95 min-1, via a silyl-Mn(II) mechanistic route, as asserted by a combination of experimental and theoretical efforts, the respective silanes were cleanly converted to the respective alcoholic products in high yields.
- Cruz, Tiago F. C.,Gomes, Pedro T.,Veiros, Luís F.
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- Diethylsilane as a Powerful Reagent in Au Nanoparticle-Catalyzed Reductive Transformations
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Diethylsilane (Et2SiH2), a simple and readily available dihydrosilane, that exhibits superior reactivity, as compared to monohydrosilanes, in a series of reductive transformations catalyzed by recyclable and reusable Au nanoparticles (1 mol-%) supported on TiO2. It reduces aldehydes or ketones almost instantaneously at ambient conditions. It can be used in a one pot rapid reductive amination procedure, in which premixing of aldehyde and amine is required prior to the addition of the reducing agent and the catalyst, even in a protic solvent. An unprecedented method for the synthesis of N-arylisoindolines is also shown in the reductive amination between o-phthalaldehyde and anilines. In this transformation, it is proposed that the intermediate N,2-diphenylisoindolin-1-imines are reduced stepwise to the isoindolines. Finally, Et2SiH2 readily reduces amides into amines in excellent yields and shorter reaction times relative to previously known analogous nano Au(0)-catalyzed protocols.
- Louka, Anastasia,Kidonakis, Marios,Saridakis, Iakovos,Zantioti-Chatzouda, Elisavet-Maria,Stratakis, Manolis
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p. 3508 - 3514
(2020/06/02)
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- Cyclopentadienone iron tricarbonyl complexes-catalyzed hydrogen transfer in water
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The development of efficient and low-cost catalytic systems is important for the replacement of robust noble metal complexes. The synthesis and application of a stable, phosphine-free, water-soluble cyclopentadienone iron tricarbonyl complex in the reduction of polarized double bonds in pure water is reported. In the presence of cationic bifunctional iron complexes, a variety of alcohols and amines were prepared in good yields under mild reaction conditions.
- Coufourier, Sébastien,Gaillard, Sylvain,Mbaye, Mbaye Diagne,Ndiaye, Daouda,Renaud, Jean-Luc
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(2020/01/28)
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- Regulating Hydrogenation Chemoselectivity of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes by Combination of Transfer and Catalytic Hydrogenation
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Two hydrogenation mechanisms, transfer and catalytic hydrogenation, were combined to achieve higher regulation of hydrogenation chemoselectivity of cinnamyl aldehydes. Transfer hydrogenation with ammonia borane exclusively reduced C=O bonds to get cinnamyl alcohol, and Pt-loaded metal–organic layers efficiently hydrogenated C=C bonds to synthesize phenyl propanol with almost 100 % conversion rate. The hydrogenation could be performed under mild conditions without external high-pressure hydrogen and was applicable to various α,β-unsaturated aldehydes.
- Zhou, Yangyang,Li, Zihao,Liu, Yanbo,Huo, Jia,Chen, Chen,Li, Qiling,Niu, Songyang,Wang, Shuangyin
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p. 1746 - 1750
(2020/02/25)
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- Producing of cinnamyl alcohol from cinnamaldehyde over supported gold nanocatalyst
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Chemoselective hydrogenation of unsaturated aldehyde to unsaturated alcohol has attracted growing interests in recent years due to its widespread applications in fine chemicals. However, the hydrogenation of the C=O bond was thermodynamically and kinetically unfavorable over the hydrogenation of the C=C bond. Thus, to obtain the unsaturated alcohol from the unsaturated aldehyde is very difficult in most of the catalytic systems. In this work, ZnAl-hydrotalcite-supported cysteine-capped Au25 nanoclusters were used as the precatalysts for chemoselective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to cinnamyl alcohol. The catalyst showed stable high selectivity (~ 95percent) at prolonged reaction time and complete conversion of the substrate. According to the results of the control experiments, the in-situ DRIFTS of the substrate under high pressure of hydrogen and the 27Al MAS-NMR spectroscopy, we proposed that the difference of the preferential adsorption of the C=O bond to that of the C=C bond was derived from the nature of the support of the gold catalysts.
- Liu, Fei,Liu, Xiaoyan,Tan, Yuan,Wang, Aiqin,Zhang, Leilei,Zhang, Tao
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p. 470 - 481
(2020/07/31)
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- Atomically Dispersed Co Catalyst for Efficient Hydrodeoxygenation of Lignin-Derived Species and Hydrogenation of Nitroaromatics
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Single-atom catalysts (SACs) have attracted much attention due to their outstanding catalytic performance in heterogeneous catalysis. Here, we report a template sacrificial method to fabricate an atomically dispersed Co catalyst; three kinds of silica templates with different microstructures (MCM-41, SBA-15, and FDU-12) were employed and the effect of pore structure of the templates on the dispersity of Co was investigated. The catalysts fabricated with different templates presented different Co dispersities, leading to distinguishing catalytic performance. The optimized Co1?NC-(SBA) catalyst with atomically dispersed Co displayed outstanding catalytic activity for the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of lignin-derived species as well as the hydrogenation of various nitroaromatics. The reaction mechanism of the HDO of vanillin was investigated by using density functional theory calculations as well.
- Du, Congcong,Gao, Shutao,Gao, Yongjun,Huang, Jianyu,Meng, Tao,Qiao, Yuqing,Shang, Ningzhao,Shen, Tongde,Wang, Chun,Wang, Haijun,Wang, Junmin,Wang, Zhi,Wu, Qiuhua,Zhang, Longkang
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p. 8672 - 8682
(2020/09/18)
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- Chemoselective Oxidation of p-Methoxybenzyl Ethers by an Electronically Tuned Nitroxyl Radical Catalyst
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The oxidation of p-methoxy benzyl (PMB) ethers was achieved using nitroxyl radical catalyst 1, which contains electron-withdrawing ester groups adjacent to the nitroxyl group. The oxidative deprotection of the PMB moieties on the hydroxy groups was observed upon treatment of 1 with 1 equiv of the co-oxidant phenyl iodonium bis(trifluoroacetate) (PIFA). The corresponding carbonyl compounds were obtained by treating the PMB-protected alcohols with 1 and an excess of PIFA.
- Hamada, Shohei,Sugimoto, Koichi,Elboray, Elghareeb E.,Kawabata, Takeo,Furuta, Takumi
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p. 5486 - 5490
(2020/07/24)
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- Scalable Aerobic Oxidation of Alcohols Using Catalytic DDQ/HNO3
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A selective, practical, and scalable aerobic oxidation of alcohols is described that uses catalytic amounts of 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone (DDQ) and HNO3, with molecular oxygen serving as the terminal oxidant. The method was successfully applied to the oxidation of a wide range of benzylic, propargylic, and allylic alcohols, including two natural products, namely, carveol and podophyllotoxin. The conditions are also applicable to the selective oxidative deprotection of p-methoxybenzyl ethers.
- Arseniyadis, Stellios,Clavier, Louis,Copin, Chloé,Fournier, Jean,Giffard, Jean-Fran?ois,Jean, Alexandre,Katsina, Tania,Macedo Portela Da Silva, Nayane,Tamion, Rodolphe
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p. 856 - 860
(2020/07/14)
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