- Chemoselective and Tandem Reduction of Arenes Using a Metal–Organic Framework-Supported Single-Site Cobalt Catalyst
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The development of heterogeneous, chemoselective, and tandem catalytic systems using abundant metals is vital for the sustainable synthesis of fine and commodity chemicals. We report a robust and recyclable single-site cobalt-hydride catalyst based on a porous aluminum metal–organic framework (DUT-5 MOF) for chemoselective hydrogenation of arenes. The DUT-5 node-supported cobalt(II) hydride (DUT-5-CoH) is a versatile solid catalyst for chemoselective hydrogenation of a range of nonpolar and polar arenes, including heteroarenes such as pyridines, quinolines, isoquinolines, indoles, and furans to afford cycloalkanes and saturated heterocycles in excellent yields. DUT-5-CoH exhibited excellent functional group tolerance and could be reusable at least five times without decreased activity. The same MOF-Co catalyst was also efficient for tandem hydrogenation–hydrodeoxygenation of aryl carbonyl compounds, including biomass-derived platform molecules such as furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural to cycloalkanes. In the case of hydrogenation of cumene, our spectroscopic, kinetic, and density functional theory (DFT) studies suggest the insertion of a trisubstituted alkene intermediate into the Co–H bond occurring in the turnover limiting step. Our work highlights the potential of MOF-supported single-site base–metal catalysts for sustainable and environment-friendly industrial production of chemicals and biofuels.
- Antil, Neha,Kumar, Ajay,Akhtar, Naved,Begum, Wahida,Chauhan, Manav,Newar, Rajashree,Rawat, Manhar Singh,Manna, Kuntal
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supporting information
p. 1031 - 1040
(2022/01/19)
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- Direct Synthesis of α-Amino Nitriles from Sulfonamides via Base-Mediated C-H Cyanation
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Herein, we disclose a transition-metal-free reaction system that enables α-cyanation of sulfonamides through C-H bond cleavage for the preparation of α-amino nitriles, including difficult-to-access all-alkyl α-tertiary scaffolds. More than 50 substrate examples prove a wide functional group tolerance. Additionally, its synthetic practicality is highlighted by gram-scalability and the late-stage modification of natural compounds. Mechanistic experiments suggest that this process involves in situ formation of an imine intermediate via base-promoted elimination of HF.
- Shi, Shasha,Yang, Xianyu,Tang, Man,Hu, Jiefeng,Loh, Teck-Peng
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p. 4018 - 4022
(2021/05/26)
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- Titanium(III)-Oxo Clusters in a Metal-Organic Framework Support Single-Site Co(II)-Hydride Catalysts for Arene Hydrogenation
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Titania (TiO2) is widely used in the chemical industry as an efficacious catalyst support, benefiting from its unique strong metal-support interaction. Many proposals have been made to rationalize this effect at the macroscopic level, yet the underlying molecular mechanism is not understood due to the presence of multiple catalytic species on the TiO2 surface. This challenge can be addressed with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) featuring well-defined metal oxo/hydroxo clusters for supporting single-site catalysts. Herein we report that the Ti8(μ2-O)8(μ2-OH)4 node of the Ti-BDC MOF (MIL-125) provides a single-site model of the classical TiO2 support to enable CoII-hydride-catalyzed arene hydrogenation. The catalytic activity of the supported CoII-hydride is strongly dependent on the reduction of the Ti-oxo cluster, definitively proving the pivotal role of TiIII in the performance of the supported catalyst. This work thus provides a molecularly precise model of Ti-oxo clusters for understating the strong metal-support interaction of TiO2-supported heterogeneous catalysts.
- Ji, Pengfei,Song, Yang,Drake, Tasha,Veroneau, Samuel S.,Lin, Zekai,Pan, Xiandao,Lin, Wenbin
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p. 433 - 440
(2018/01/17)
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- O -Phthalaldehyde catalyzed hydrolysis of organophosphinic amides and other P(O)-NH containing compounds
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Over 50 years ago, Jencks and Gilchrist showed that formaldehyde catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphoramidate through electrophilic activation, induced by covalent attachment to its nitrogen atom. Given our interest in the use of aldehydes as catalysts, this work was revisited to identify a superior catalyst, o-phthalaldehyde, which facilitates hydrolyses of various organophosphorus compounds bearing P(O)-NH subunits under mild conditions. Interestingly, chemoselective hydrolysis of the P(O)-N bonds could be accomplished in the presence of P(O)-OR bonds.
- Li, Bin-Jie,Simard, Ryan D.,Beauchemin, André M.
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supporting information
p. 8667 - 8670
(2017/08/10)
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- CATALYST COMPOUNDS
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The present invention relates to an iridium-based catalyst compound for hydrogenating reducible moieties, especially imines and iminiums, the catalyst compounds being defined by the formulas: where ring B is either itself polycyclic, or ring B together with R is polycyclic. The catalysts of the invention are particularly effective in reductive amination procedures 10 which involve the in situ generation of the imine or iminium under reductive hydrogenative conditions.
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Paragraph 0314; 0322
(2015/03/28)
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- Primary amines by transfer hydrogenative reductive amination of ketones by using cyclometalated IrIII catalysts
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Cyclometalated iridium complexes are found to be versatile catalysts for the direct reductive amination (DRA) of carbonyls to give primary amines under transfer-hydrogenation conditions with ammonium formate as both the nitrogen and hydrogen source. These complexes are easy to synthesise and their ligands can be easily tuned. The activity and chemoselectivity of the catalyst towards primary amines is excellent, with a substrate to catalyst ratio (S/C) of 1000 being feasible. Both aromatic and aliphatic primary amines were obtained in high yields. Moreover, a first example of homogeneously catalysed transfer-hydrogenative DRA has been realised for β-keto ethers, leading to the corresponding β-amino ethers. In addition, non-natural α-amino acids could also be obtained in excellent yields with this method. Reduce the work! A broad range of ketones have been successfully aminated to afford primary amines under transfer-hydrogenation conditions by using ammonium formate as the amine source and 0.1 mol % of a cyclometalated IrIII catalyst (see scheme). Copyright
- Talwar, Dinesh,Salguero, Noemi Poyatos,Robertson, Craig M.,Xiao, Jianliang
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supporting information
p. 245 - 252
(2014/01/17)
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- Microwave-Enhanced Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of N-(tert-Butylsulfinyl)imines
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Microwave irradiation has considerably enhanced the efficiency of the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)imines in isopropyl alcohol catalyzed by a ruthenium complex bearing the achiral ligand 2-amino-2-methylpropan-1-ol. In addition to shortening reaction times for the transfer hydrogenation processes to only 30 min, the amounts of ruthenium catalyst and isopropyl alcohol can be considerably reduced in comparison with our previous procedure assisted by conventional heating, which diminishes the environmental impact of this new protocol. This methodology can be applied to aromatic, heteroaromatic and aliphatic N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)ketimines, leading, after desulfinylation, to the expected primary amines in excellent yields and with enantiomeric excesses of up to 96 %. Microwave irradiation promotes the asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of N-(tert-butylsulfinyl)imines in 2-propanol catalysed by a ruthenium complex bearing an achiral β-amino alcohol as ligand. After desulfinylation, α-branched primary amines containing aromatic, heteroaromatic and aliphatic substituents are obtained in excellent yields and with enantiomeric excesses of up to 96 %.
- Pablo, Oscar,Guijarro, David,Yus, Miguel
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p. 7034 - 7038
(2016/02/19)
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- CATALYST COMPOUNDS
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The present invention relates to an iridium-based catalyst compound for hydrogenating reducible moieties, especially imines and iminiums, the catalyst compounds being defined by the formulas: where ring B is either itself polycyclic, or ring B together with R is polycyclic. The catalysts of the invention are particularly effective in reductive amination procedures 10 which involve the in situ generation of the imine or iminium under reductive hydrogenative conditions.
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Paragraph 00163; 00171
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- Asymmetric synthesis of chiral primary amines by transfer hydrogenation of N -(tert -Butanesulfinyl)ketimines
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(Figure presented) The diastereoselective reduction of (R)-N-(tert- butanesulfinyl)ketimines by a ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation process in isopropyl alcohol, followed by desulfinylation of the nitrogen atom, is an excellent method to prepare highly enantiomerically enriched α-branched primary amines (up to >99% ee) in short reaction times (1-4 h). (1S,2R)-1-Amino-2-indanol has been shown to be a very efficient ligand to perform this transformation. Ketimines bearing either an aryl or a heteroaryl group and an alkyl group as substituents of the iminic carbon atom are very good substrates for this process. The reduction of a dialkyl ketimine could also be achieved, affording the expected amine with moderate optical purity (69% ee). Some amines which are precursors of very interesting biologically and pharmacologically active compounds have been prepared in excellent yields and enantiomeric excesses.
- Guijarro, David,Pablo, Oscar,Yus, Miguel
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supporting information; experimental part
p. 5265 - 5270
(2010/10/21)
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- Heterogeneous raney nickel and cobalt catalysts for racemization and dynamic kinetic resolution of amines
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Raney metals were studied as heterogeneous catalysts for racemization and dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of chiral amines, as an alternative to metals like palladium or ruthenium. Both Raney nickel and cobalt were able to selectively racemize various chiral amines with high selectivity. In the racemization of benzylic primary amines, the minor formation of side products, e.g., secondary amines, can be suppressed by varying the hydrogen pressure. In the racemization of aliphatic amines over Raney catalysts, the selectivity is very high, with the enantiomeric amine as the sole product. DKR of racemic aliphatic amines can be performed with immobilized Candida antarctica lipase B and Raney nickel in one pot; for 2-hexylamine, a yield of 95% of the acetylated amide was achieved, with 97% ee. Attention is devoted to the compatibility of the enzyme and the metal catalyst during the DKR. For benzylic primary amines, a two-pot process is proposed in which the liquid is alternatingly shuttled between two vessels containing the solid racemization catalyst and the biocatalyst. After 4 such cycles, the amide of (R)-1-phenylethylamine was obtained with 94% yield and more than 90% ee.
- Parvulescu, Andrei N.,Jacobs, Pierre A.,De Vos, Dirk E.
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p. 113 - 121
(2009/04/16)
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- Catalytic Leuckart-Wallach-type reductive amination of ketones
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A Cp*Rh(III) complex catalyzes reductive amination of ketones using HCOONH4 at 50-70°C to give the corresponding primary amines in high yields. The reaction is clean and operationally simple and proceeds at a lower temperature and with higher chemoselectivity than the original Leuckart-Wallach reaction. The new method has been applied to the synthesis of α-amino acids directly from α-keto acids.
- Kitamura, Masato,Lee, Donghyun,Hayashi, Shinnosuke,Tanaka, Shinji,Yoshimura, Masahiro
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p. 8685 - 8687
(2007/10/03)
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- BASIC STUDY OF THE AMINO ACID RESIDUE IN PROTEIN. THE ROLE OF HYDROCARBON GROUPS IN ENANTIOMER-DIFFERENTIATING ACYLATION.
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The enantiomer-differentiation acylation (kinetic resolution) of 1-phenylalkylamines and their derivatives was carried out with (S)-2-phenylbutyric anhydride and its derivatives in aqueous and nonaqueous media. On the basis of the distributions of the two diastereomeric products, the molecular interactions between hydrocarbon residues responsible for the structural recognition of the reacting molecules were studied. In nonpolar media, the (R,S)-isomer was predominantly formed over the (S,S)-isomer. Moreover, the differentiation was mainly controlled by the size of the alkyl substituents of the substrates.
- Hiraki,Tai
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p. 1570 - 1575
(2007/10/02)
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