- One-pot formic acid dehydrogenation and synthesis of benzene-fused heterocycles over reusable AgPd/WO2.72 nanocatalyst
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Using nanoparticles (NPs) to catalyze multiple chemical reactions in one-pot and to achieve high-yield syntheses of functional molecules/materials is an important direction in NP chemistry, catalysis and applications. In this article, we report a nanocomposite of AgPd NPs anchored on WO2.72 nanorods (NRs) (denoted as AgPd/WO2.72) as a general catalyst for formic acid dehydrogenation and transfer hydrogenation from Ar-NO2 to Ar-NH2 that further reacts with aldehydes to form benzene-fused heterocyclic compounds. The AgPd/WO2.72 catalysis is Ag/Pd dependent and Ag48Pd52 is the most active composition for the multiple chemical reactions. The high activity of AgPd/WO2.72 arises from strong interfacial interaction between AgPd and WO2.72, resulting in AgPd lattice expansion and electron polarization from AgPd to WO2.72. The syntheses proceed in one-pot reactions among formic acid, 2-nitrophenol (or 2-nitroaniline, or 2-nitrothiophenol) and aldehydes in dioxane/water (2/1 v/v) at 80-90 °C, leading to one-pot syntheses of benzoxazoles, benzimidazoles and benzothiazoles that are key ring structures present in functional compounds for pharmaceutical, optical and polymer applications.
- Yu, Chao,Guo, Xuefeng,Shen, Bo,Xi, Zheng,Li, Qing,Yin, Zhouyang,Liu, Hu,Muzzio, Michelle,Shen, Mengqi,Li, Junrui,Seto, Christopher T.,Sun, Shouheng
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p. 23766 - 23772
(2018/12/10)
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- Highly Selective Room Temperature Monoreduction of Dinitro-arenes by Hydrogen Sulfide under Liquid–Liquid Biphasic Catalysis
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Selective reduction of one of the nitro group present in dinitro aromatic compounds by a novel Zinin reagent, H2S-laden N-methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) solution, has been explored in the presence of tetra-n-butyl phosphonium bromide as a phase transfer catalyst under the liquid–liquid mode of reaction. Under the room temperature reaction condition, reduction of 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT) with H2S-laden MDEA leads to the selective reduction of one nitro group present either at the fourth position to obtain 4-amino-2-nitrotoluene (4A2NT) or at the second position to get 2-amino-4-nitrotoluene (2A4NT). The reaction was very fast to achieve 100% conversion, and the selectivity of 4A2NT is much higher than the 2A4NT. A detailed parametric study was performed to analyze the effect of parameters on 2,4-DNT conversion and selectivity of both the isomers. The apparent activation energy was found to be as high as 46.25 kJ/mol, and the reaction was found to be kinetically controlled. An empirical kinetic model has been developed to correlate with the conversion version time data obtained experimentally. The present system dealt with an industrial problem in dealing with H2S, present in by-product gaseous streams of many petroleum and natural gas industries. Novelties in the selective monoreduction lie in that fact that the reaction was done at room temperature (303 K), with a novel reagent, H2S-laden MDEA solution. Therefore waste-minimization was effected to yield value-added fine chemicals, that is, amines.
- Mondal, Ujjal,Sen, Sujit
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- Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity of Novel 4-Bromo-1H-Indazole Derivatives as FtsZ Inhibitors
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A series of novel 4-bromo-1H-indazole derivatives as filamentous temperature-sensitive protein Z (FtsZ) inhibitors were designed, synthesized, and assayed for their in vitro antibacterial activity against various phenotypes of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and their cell division inhibitory activity. The results indicated that this series showed better antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis and penicillin-susceptible Streptococcus pyogenes than the other tested strains. Among them, compounds 12 and 18 exhibited 256-fold and 256-fold more potent activity than 3-methoxybenzamide (3-MBA) against penicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and compound 18 showed 64-fold better activity than 3-MBA but 4-fold weaker activity than ciprofloxacin in the inhibition of S. aureus ATCC29213. Particularly, compound 9 presented the best activity (4 μg/mL) against S. pyogenes PS, being 32-fold, 32-fold, and 2-fold more active than 3-MBA, curcumin, and ciprofloxacin, respectively, but it was four times less active than oxacillin sodium. In addition, some synthesized compounds displayed moderate inhibition of cell division against S. aureus ATCC25923, Escherichia coli ATCC25922, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC27853, sharing a minimum cell division concentration of 128 μg/mL.
- Wang, Yi,Yan, Mi,Ma, Ruixin,Ma, Shutao
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p. 266 - 274
(2015/04/14)
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- Gold supported on titania for specific monohydrogenation of dinitroaromatics in the liquid phase
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Liquid-phase selective monohydrogenation of various substituted dinitroaromatics to the corresponding valuable nitroanilines was investigated on gold-based catalysts. Special attention was paid to the effect of Au particle size on this monoreduction reaction. Interestingly, TiO2 supported gold catalysts containing a relatively larger mean Au particle size (>5 nm) showed far superior chemoselectivity for specific mono-hydrogenation of dinitroaromatics, with the highest performance attainable for the catalyst bearing Au particles of ca. 7.5 nm. Results in the intermolecular competitive hydrogenation showed that the intrinsic higher accumulation rates of the desired nitroanilines associated with the catalyst possessing larger Au particles were responsible for the high chemoselectivity observed. the Partner Organisations 2014.
- Liu, Shuang-Shuang,Liu, Xiang,Yu, Lei,Liu, Yong-Mei,He, He-Yong,Cao, Yong
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p. 4162 - 4169
(2014/09/29)
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- Selective partial hydrogenation of dinitrobenzenes to nitroanilines catalyzed by Ru/C
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Ru/C was found to be a highly effective catalyst for the selective partial hydrogenation of a range of dinitrobenzenes to their corresponding nitroanilines with excellent selectivity under mild conditions. Furthermore, the effect from other substitute groups of dinitrobenzenes on partial hydrogenation was also explored in this study. Copyright
- Hou, Jie,Ma, Yonghuan,Li, Yuhan,Guo, Fang,Lu, Lianhai
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p. 974 - 975
(2009/04/06)
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- A Convenient, Efficient, and Environmentally Benign Method for Preparing Nitroanilines
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An efficient method for the catalytic monoreduction of aromatic dinitro compounds to nitroanilines is reported. In the presence of selenium catalyst, the dinitroaromatic compounds are selectively reduced by CO/H2O to the corresponding nitroanilines under atmospheric pressure. The mono-reduction occurs in high selectivity regardless of the substitution groups on the aromatic ring without affecting other reducible functional groups.
- Liu, Xiao-Zhi,Lu, Shi-Wei
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p. 1142 - 1143
(2007/10/03)
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- Electrochemical treatment of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene and related compounds
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This work involves electrolysis of nitrotoluene congeners, which are persistent pollutants that enter the environment as a consequence of their manufacture and use as explosives. Reduction to aminotoluenes occurred with high current efficiency at a variety of cathodes, at potentials -0.5 to -1 V vs SCE. The products were formed in high chemical yield and with excellent mass balance. Preliminary experiments were also carried out to find methods of removing the electrolysis products from solution by oxidative oligomerization. The most satisfactory method was partial reoxidation at a Ti/IrO2 anode, suggesting an overall remediation technology in which reduction is followed by reoxidation of the spent catholyte in the anode compartment of the same electrolytic cell. This work involves electrolysis of nitrotoluene congeners, which are persistent pollutants that enter the environment as a consequence of their manufacture and use as explosives. Reduction to aminotoluenes occurred with high current efficiency at a variety of cathodes, at potentials -0.5 to -1 V vs SCE. The products were formed in high chemical yield and with excellent mass balance. Preliminary experiments were also carried out to find methods of removing the electrolysis products from solution by oxidative oligomerization. The most satisfactory method was partial reoxidation at a Ti/IrO2 anode, suggesting an overall remediation technology in which reduction is followed by reoxidation of the spent catholyte in the anode compartment of the same electrolytic cell.
- Rodgers, James D.,Bunce, Nigel J.
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p. 406 - 410
(2007/10/03)
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