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Solvent-free oxidation of straight-chain aliphatic primary alcohols by polymer-grafted vanadium complexes
Oxidovanadium(IV) complexes [VO(tertacac)2] (1), [VO(dipd)2] (2), and [VO(phbd)2] (3) were synthesized by reacting [VO(acac)2] with 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-hepatanedione, 1,3-diphenyl-1,3-propanedione, and 1-phenyl-1,3-butanedione, respectively. Imidazole-modified Merrifield resin was used for the heterogenization of complexes 1–3. During the process of heterogenization, the V4+ center in complex 2 converts into V5+, whereas the other two complexes 1 and 3 remain in the oxidovanadium(IV) state in the polymer matrix. Theoretically, calculated IPA values of 1–3 suggest that 2 is prone to oxidation compared with 1 and 3, which was also supported by the absence of EPR lines in 5. Polymer-supported complexes Ps-Im-[VIVO(tertacac)2] (4), Ps-Im-[VVO2(dipd)2] (5), and Ps-Im-[VIVO(phbd)2] (6) were applied for the solvent-free heterogenous oxidation of a series of straight-chain aliphatic alcohols in the presence of H2O2 at 60°C and showed excellent substrate conversion specially for the alcohols with fewer carbon atoms. Higher reaction temperature improves the substrate conversion significantly for the alcohols containing more carbon atoms such as 1-pentanol, 1-hexanol, and 1-heptanol while using optimized reaction conditions. However, alcohols with fewer carbon atoms seem less affected by reaction temperatures higher than the optimized temperature. A decreasing trend in the selectivity(%) of carboxylic acid was observed with increasing carbon atoms among the examined alcohols, whereas the selectivity towards aldehydes increased. The order of efficiency of the supported catalysts is 4 > 6 > 5 in terms of turnover frequency (TOF) values and substrate conversion, further supported by theoretical calculations.
Chaudhary, Nikita,Haldar, Chanchal,Kachhap, Payal
(2021/12/02)

The key role of the latent N-H group in Milstein's catalyst for ester hydrogenation
We previously demonstrated that Milstein's seminal diethylamino-substituted PNN-pincer-ruthenium catalyst for ester hydrogenation is activated by dehydroalkylation of the pincer ligand, releasing ethane and eventually forming an NHEt-substituted derivative that we proposed is the active catalyst. In this paper, we present a computational and experimental mechanistic study supporting this hypothesis. Our DFT analysis shows that the minimum-energy pathways for hydrogen activation, ester hydrogenolysis, and aldehyde hydrogenation rely on the key involvement of the nascent N-H group. We have isolated and crystallographically characterized two catalytic intermediates, a ruthenium dihydride and a ruthenium hydridoalkoxide, the latter of which is the catalyst resting state. A detailed kinetic study shows that catalytic ester hydrogenation is first-order in ruthenium and hydrogen, shows saturation behavior in ester, and is inhibited by the product alcohol. A global fit of the kinetic data to a simplified model incorporating the hydridoalkoxide and dihydride intermediates and three kinetically relevant transition states showed excellent agreement with the results from DFT.
Chianese, Anthony R.,He, Tianyi,Jarczyk, Cole E.,Keith, Jason M.,Kelly, Sophie. E.,Kim, Thao,Pham, John,Reynolds, Eamon F.
p. 8477 - 8492
(2021/06/28)

Dehydrogenative alcohol coupling and one-pot cross metathesis/dehydrogenative coupling reactions of alcohols using Hoveyda-Grubbs catalysts
In this study,in situformed ruthenium hydride species that were generated from Grubbs type catalysts are used as efficient catalysts for dehydrogenative alcohol coupling and sequential cross-metathesis/dehydrogenative coupling reactions. The selectivity of Grubbs first generation catalysts (G1) in dehydrogenative alcohol coupling reactions can be tuned for the ester formation in the presence of weak bases, while the selectivity can be switched to the β-alkylated alcohol formation using strong bases. The performance of Hoveyda-Grubbs 2nd generation catalyst (HG2) was improved in the presence of tricyclohexylphosphine for the selective synthesis of ester derivatives with weak and strong bases in quantitative yields. Allyl alcohol was used as self and cross-metathesis substrate for the HG2 catalyzed sequential cross-metathesis/dehydrogenative alcohol coupling reactions to obtain γ-butyrolactone and long-chain ester derivatives in quantitative yields.
?zer, Halenur,Arslan, Dilan,?ztürk, Bengi ?zgün
p. 5992 - 6000
(2021/04/12)

Disproportionation of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes through Cannizzaro, Tishchenko, and Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reactions
Disproportionation of aldehydes through Cannizzaro, Tishchenko, and Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reactions often requires the application of high temperatures, equimolar or excess quantities of strong bases, and is mostly limited to the aldehydes with no CH2 or CH3 adjacent to the carbonyl group. Herein, we developed an efficient, mild, and multifunctional catalytic system consisting AlCl3/Et3N in CH2Cl2, that can selectively convert a wide range of not only aliphatic, but also aromatic aldehydes to the corresponding alcohols, acids, and dimerized esters at room temperature, and in high yields, without formation of the side products that are generally observed. We have also shown that higher AlCl3 content favors the reaction towards Cannizzaro reaction, yet lower content favors Tishchenko reaction. Moreover, the presence of hydride donor alcohols in the reaction mixture completely directs the reaction towards the Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reaction. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.].
Sharifi, Sina,Sharifi, Hannah,Koza, Darrell,Aminkhani, Ali
p. 803 - 808
(2021/07/20)

A robust NNP-type ruthenium (II) complex for alcohols dehydrogenation to esters and pyrroles
A Ru (II) complex bearing pyridyl-based benzimidazole-phosphine tridentate NNP ligand was synthesized and structurally characterized by NMR, IR. The complex can efficiently and selectively catalyze the acceptorless dehydrogenation of primary alcohols to esters under relatively mild conditions and the synthesis of pyrroles by means of the reactions of secondary alcohols and β-amino alcohols through acceptorless deoxygenation condensation.
Chai, Huining,Zhang, Guangyao,Tan, Weiqiang,Ma, Jiping
(2019/12/03)

Ru0 or RuII: A Study on Stabilizing the "activated" Form of Ru-PNP Complexes with Additional Phosphine Ligands in Alcohol Dehydrogenation and Ester Hydrogenation
The complex Ru-MACHO has been previously shown to undergo uncontrolled degradation subsequent to base-induced dehydrochlorination in the absence of a substrate. In this study, we report that stabilization of the dehydrochlorinated Ru-MACHO with phosphines furnishes complexes whose structures depend on the phosphines employed: while PMe3 led to the expected octahedral RuII complex, PPh3 provided access to a trigonal-bipyramidal Ru0 complex. Because both complexes proved to be active in base-free (de)hydrogenation reactions, thorough quantum-chemical calculations were employed to understand the reaction mechanism. The calculations show that both complexes lead to the same mechanistic scenario after phosphine dissociation and, therefore, only differ energetically in this step. According to the calculations, the typically proposed metal-ligand cooperation mechanism is not the most viable pathway. Instead, a metal-ligand-assisted pathway is preferred. Finally, experiments show that phosphine addition enhances the catalyst's performance in comparison to the PR3-free "activated" Ru-MACHO.
Comba, Peter,Hashmi, A. Stephen K.,Menche, Maximilian,Paciello, Rocco A.,Rominger, Frank,Sch?fer, Ansgar,Schaub, Thomas,Schelwies, Mathias,Tindall, Daniel J.
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(2020/03/30)

Synthesis of Branched Biolubricant Base Oil from Oleic Acid
The mature manufacturing of synthetic lubricants (poly-α-olefins, PAO) proceeds through oligomerization, polymerization, and hydrogenation reactions of petrochemical ethylene. In this work, we utilize the inexpensive bio-derived oleic acid as raw material to synthesize a crotch-type C45 biolubricant base oil via a full-carbon chain synthesis without carbon loss. It contains several cascade chemical processes: oxidation of oleic acid to azelaic acid (further esterification to dimethyl azelate) and nonanoic acid (both C9 chains). The latter is then selectively hydrogenated to nonanol and brominated to the bromo-Grignard reagent. In a next step, a C45 biolubricant base oil is formed by nucleophilic addition (NPA) of excessive C9 bromo-Grignard reagent with dimethyl azelate, followed by subsequent hydrodeoxygenation. The specific properties of the prepared biolubricant base oil are almost equivalent to those of the commercial lubricant PAO6 (ExxonMobil). This process provides a new promising route for the production of value-added biolubricant base oils.
Chen, Shuang,Wu, Tingting,Zhao, Chen
p. 5516 - 5522
(2020/09/07)

Catalytic reductive deoxygenation of esters to ethers driven by hydrosilane activation through non-covalent interactions with a fluorinated borate salt
We report the catalytic and transition metal-free reductive deoxygenation of esters to ethers through the use of a hydrosilane and a fluorinated borate BArF salt as a catalyst. Experimental and theoretical studies support the role of noncovalent interactions between the fluorinated catalyst, the hydrosilane and the ester substrate in the reaction mechanism.
Agbossou-Niedercorn, Francine,Dixit, Ruchi,Merle, Nicolas,Michon, Christophe,Rysak, Vincent,Trivelli, Xavier,Vanka, Kumar
p. 4586 - 4592
(2020/08/14)

Ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of CO2as a route to methyl esters for use as biofuels or fine chemicals
A novel robust diphosphine-ruthenium(ii) complex has been developed that can efficiently catalyze both the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol and its in situ condensation with carboxylic acids to form methyl esters; a TON of up to 3260 is achievable for the CO2 to methanol step. Both aromatic and aliphatic carboxylic acids can be transformed to their corresponding methyl esters with high conversion and selectivity (17 aliphatic and 18 aromatic examples). On the basis of a series of experiments, a mechanism has been proposed to account for the various steps involved in the catalytic pathway. More importantly, this approach provides a promising route for using CO2 as a C1 source for the production of biofuels, fine chemicals and methanol.
Li, Yong,Liu, Qingbin,Ma, Yanping,Solan, Gregory A.,Sun, Wen-Hua,Wang, Zheng,Zhang, Qiuyue,Zhao, Ziwei,Zhong, Yanxia
p. 6766 - 6774
(2020/08/25)

Engineering Catalysts for Selective Ester Hydrogenation
The development of efficient catalysts and processes for synthesizing functionalized (olefinic and/or chiral) primary alcohols and fluoral hemiacetals is currently needed. These are valuable building blocks for pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, perfumes, and so forth. From an economic standpoint, bench-stable Takasago Int. Corp.'s Ru-PNP, more commonly known as Ru-MACHO, and Gusev's Ru-SNS complexes are arguably the most appealing molecular catalysts to access primary alcohols from esters and H2 (Waser, M. et al. Org. Proc. Res. Dev. 2018, 22, 862). This work introduces economically competitive Ru-SNP(O)z complexes (z = 0, 1), which combine key structural elements of both of these catalysts. In particular, the incorporation of SNP heteroatoms into the ligand skeleton was found to be crucial for the design of a more product-selective catalyst in the synthesis of fluoral hemiacetals under kinetically controlled conditions. Based on experimental observations and computational analysis, this paper further extends the current state-of-the-art understanding of the accelerative role of KO-t-C4H9 in ester hydrogenation. It attempts to explain why a maximum turnover is seen to occur starting at 25 mol % base, in contrast to only 10 mol % with ketones as substrates.
Dub, Pavel A.,Batrice, Rami J.,Gordon, John C.,Scott, Brian L.,Minko, Yury,Schmidt, Jurgen G.,Williams, Robert F.
p. 415 - 442
(2020/03/04)

MOFs based on 1D structural sub-domains with Br?nsted acid and redox active sites as effective bi-functional catalysts
A novel family of lamellar MOF-type materials, which contain Br?nsted acid sites together with redox active centers, based on assembled 1D organic-inorganic nanoribbons were obtained through direct solvothermal synthesis routes, using specific monotopic benzylcarboxylate spacers with thiol substituents in thepara-position like structural modulator compounds and effective post-synthesis oxidized treatments to generate accessible sulfonic groups. Low-dimensional aluminum metal-organic materials, containing free sulfonic pendant groups (Al-ITQ-SO3H), were successfully tested in several acid reactions, such as acetalization, esterification and ring opening of epoxides with a significant impact on fine chemistry processes. The direct introduction of stabilized Pd nanoparticles, cohabitating with pendant sulfonic groups, allowed the preparation of active bi-functional MOF-type hybrid materials (Al-ITQ-SO3H/Pd) capable of carrying out one-pot two-step oxidation-acetalization reactions, exhibiting high yield and high activity during consecutive catalytic cycles.
Díaz, Urbano,Moreno, José María,Velty, Alexandra
p. 3572 - 3585
(2020/06/25)

Aldehyde effect and ligand discovery in Ru-catalyzed dehydrogenative cross-coupling of alcohols to esters
The presence of different aldehydes is found to have a significant influence on the catalytic performance when using PN(H)P type ligands for dehydrogenation of alcohols. Accordingly, hybrid multi-dentate ligands were discovered based on an oxygen-transfer alkylation of PNP ligands by aldehydes. The relevant Ru-PNN(PO) system provided the desired unsymmetrical esters in good yields via acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols. Hydrogen bonding interactions between the phosphine oxide moieties and alcohol substrates likely assisted the observed high chemoselectivity.
Jiang, Xiaolin,Zhang, Jiahui,Zhao, Dongmei,Li, Yuehui
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p. 2797 - 2800
(2019/03/27)

USE OF A RUTHENIUM CATALYST COMPRISING A TETRADENTATE LIGAND FOR HYDROGENATION OF ESTERS AND/OR FORMATION OF ESTERS AND A RUTHENIUM COMPLEX COMPRISING SAID TETRADENTATE LIGAND
The present invention relates to the use of a transition metal catalyst TMC1, which comprises a transition metal M selected from metals of groups 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the periodic table of elements according to IUPAC and a tetradentate ligand of formula I wherein R1 are identical or different and are each an organic radical having from 1 to 40 carbon atoms, and R2 are identical or different and are each an organic radical having from 1 to 40 carbon atoms, as catalyst in processes for formation of compounds comprising at least one carboxylic acid ester functional group -O-C(=O)- starting from at least one primary alcohol and/or hydrogenation of compounds comprising at least one carboxylic acid ester functional group -O-C(=O)-. The present invention further relates to a process for hydrogenation of a compound comprising at least one carboxylic acid ester functional group -O-C(=O)-, to a process for the formation of a compound comprising at least one carboxylic acid ester functional group -O-C(=O)- by dehydrogenase coupling of at least one primary alcohol with a second alcoholic OH-group, to a transition metal complex comprising the tetradentate ligand of formula I and to a process for preparing said transition metal complex.
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(2019/08/20)

Table salt as a catalyst for the oxidation of aromatic alcohols and amines to acids and imines in aqueous medium: Effectively carrying out oxidation reactions in sea water
A simple, efficient, sustainable and economical method for the oxidation of alcohols and amines has been developed based on chloride, a sea abundant anionic catalyst for the practical synthesis of a wide range of carboxylic acids, ketones and imines. Oxidation of aromatic alcohols was carried out using NaCl (20 mol%) as the catalyst, NaOH (50 mol%) and aq. TBHP (4 equiv.) as the oxidant in 55-92% isolated yields. Oxidation of aromatic amines to imines was achieved by using only 20 mol% of NaCl and aq. TBHP (4 equiv.) in 32-93% isolated yields. The chlorine species formed during the reaction as the active oxidation catalyst has been identified as ClO2- for alcohols and ClO-/ClO2- for amines by control experiments. This method is mostly free from chromatographic purification, which makes it suitable for large-scale synthesis. We have scaled up to 30 gram scale the synthesis of carboxylic acids and imines in good yields and have also carried out efficiently this new method using filtered sea water as the solvent and catalyst.
Hazra, Susanta,Kushawaha, Ajay Kishor,Yadav, Deepak,Dolui, Pritam,Deb, Mayukh,Elias, Anil J.
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p. 1929 - 1934
(2019/04/29)

Synthesis of Unsymmetrical N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Nitrogen-Phosphine Chelated Ruthenium(II) Complexes and Their Reactivity in Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols to Esters
Two novel ruthenium complexes RuH(CO)Cl(PPh3)(κ2-CP) (1) and [fac-RuH(CO)(PPh3)(κ3-CNP)]Cl (2) bearing unsymmetrical N-heterocyclic carbene-nitrogen-phosphine (CNP) were synthesized and characterized with 1H NMR, 31P NMR, and HRMS. The structure of complex 2 was further confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. An anion exchange experiment proved that complex 2 could transform into complex 1 in solution. The two complexes exhibited a highly catalytic performance in acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols to esters, and the excellent isolated yields of esters were given in a catalyst loading of 1% for para- and meta-substituted benzyl alcohols and long-chain primary alcohols. Although some ortho-substituted benzyl alcohols displayed a relatively low reactivity due to the steric hindrance and the coordination of electron donor with the ruthenium center, the good product yields were still obtained by prolonging the reaction time. Especially, this system successfully realized the dehydrogenative cross-coupling to esters between two different primary alcohols.
He, Xiaochun,Li, Yaqiu,Fu, Haiyan,Zheng, Xueli,Chen, Hua,Li, Ruixiang,Yu, Xiaojun
p. 1750 - 1760
(2019/04/17)

System and method of dehydrogenative coupling
Dehydrogenative coupling can be achieved in nearly quantitative conversions and yields using a membrane reactor.
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(2019/12/25)

PHENANTHROLINE BASED PINCER COMPLEXES USEFUL AS CATALYSTS FOR THE PREPARATION OF METHANOL FROM CARBONDIOXIDE
The present invention relates to a novel phenonthroline based pincer complexes and process for preparation thereof. The present invention also provides a one pot process for the conversion of carbon dioxide to methanol in the presence of a molecularly defined pincer-type single-site Ru-catalyst and secondary amine. Further the present invention provides the use of phenonthroline based pincer complexes for the esterification of alcohols and hydrogenation of esters under mild conditions.
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(2018/04/02)

Oxidative esterification of primary alcohols at room temperature under aqueous medium
Oxidative esterification of aliphatic primary alcohols with bromide and bromate couple in aqueous acidic medium at room temperature is reported with a wide range of substrate scope for both aliphatic and cyclic alcohols and obtained excellent yields of products.
Reddy, N. Naresh Kumar,Ravi, Chitrakar,Adimurthy, Subbarayappa
p. 1663 - 1670
(2018/06/15)

Manganese-Catalyzed Direct Conversion of Ester to Amide with Liberation of H2
A simple and efficient Mn-catalyzed acylation of amines is achieved using both acyl and alkoxy functions of unactivated esters with the liberation of molecular hydrogen as a sole byproduct. The present protocol provides an atom-economical and sustainable route for the synthesis of amides from esters by employing an earth-abundant manganese salt and inexpensive phosphine-free tridentate ligand.
Mondal, Akash,Subaramanian, Murugan,Nandakumar, Avanashiappan,Balaraman, Ekambaram
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p. 3381 - 3384
(2018/06/11)

Study of Precatalyst Degradation Leading to the Discovery of a New Ru0 Precatalyst for Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation
The complex Ru-MACHO (1) is a widely used precatalyst for hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions under basic conditions. In an attempt to identify the active catalyst form, 1 was reacted with a strong base. The formation of previously unreported species was observed by NMR and mass spectrometry. This observation indicated that complex 1 quickly degraded under basic conditions when no substrate was present. X-ray crystallography enabled the identification of three complexes as products of this degradation of complex 1. These complexes suggested degradation pathways which included ligand cleavage and reassembly, along with reduction of the ruthenium atom. One of the decomposition products, the Ru0 complex [Ru(N(CH2CH2PPh2)3)CO] (5), was prepared independently and studied. 5 was found to be active, entirely additive-free, in the acceptorless dehydrogenation of aliphatic alcohols to esters. The hydrogenation of esters catalyzed by 5 was also demonstrated under base-free conditions with methanol as an additive. Protic substrates were shown to add reversibly to complex 5, generating RuII-hydrido species, thus presenting a rare example of reversible oxidative addition from Ru0 to RuII and reductive elimination from RuII to Ru0.
Anaby, Aviel,Schelwies, Mathias,Schwaben, Jonas,Rominger, Frank,Hashmi, A. Stephen K.,Schaub, Thomas
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p. 2193 - 2201
(2018/07/25)

SNS-Ligands for Ru-Catalyzed Homogeneous Hydrogenation and Dehydrogenation Reactions
A detailed study of literature-known and novel S-containing pincer-type ligands for ruthenium-catalyzed homogeneous hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions was carried out. The scope and limitations of these catalysts were carefully investigated, and it was shown that simple bench-stable SNS-Ru complexes can be used to facilitate the hydrogenation of a variety of different substrates at a maximum H2 pressure of 20 bar under operationally simple, easy to scale up, glovebox-free conditions by using starting materials and reagents that do not require any special purification prior to use. It was also shown that such complexes can be used to catalyze the dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols and amines to get amides as well as for the dehydrogenative dimerization of alcohols to esters.
Sch?rgenhumer, Johannes,Zimmermann, Axel,Waser, Mario
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p. 862 - 870
(2018/06/18)

Cobalt-Catalyzed Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Primary Alcohols to Esters
A novel catalytic system with a tripodal cobalt complex is developed for efficiently converting primary alcohols to esters. KOtBu is found essential to the transformation. A preliminary mechanistic study suggests a plausible reaction route that involves an initial Co-catalyzed dehydrogenation of alcohol to aldehyde, followed by a Tishchenko-type pathway to ester mediated by KOtBu.
Paudel, Keshav,Pandey, Bedraj,Xu, Shi,Taylor, Daniela K.,Tyer, David L.,Torres, Claudia Lopez,Gallagher, Sky,Kong, Lin,Ding, Keying
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p. 4478 - 4481
(2018/08/09)

Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling Using Ammonia: Direct Synthesis of N-Heteroaromatics from Diols Catalyzed by Ruthenium
The synthesis of N-heteroaromatic compounds via an acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling process involving direct use of ammonia as the nitrogen source was explored. We report the synthesis of pyrazine derivatives from 1,2-diols and the synthesis of N-substituted pyrroles by a multicomponent dehydrogenative coupling of 1,4-diols and primary alcohols with ammonia. The acridine-based Ru-pincer complex 1 is an effective catalyst for these transformations, in which the acridine backbone is converted to an anionic dearomatized PNP-pincer ligand framework.
Daw, Prosenjit,Ben-David, Yehoshoa,Milstein, David
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p. 11931 - 11934
(2018/09/27)

Ruthenium complexes featuring cooperative phosphine-pyridine-iminophosphorane (PNN) ligands: Synthesis, reactivity and catalytic activity
The coordination to ruthenium(ii) centres of two phosphine-pyridine-iminophosphorane ligands LR (PPh2CH2(C6H3N)CH2NPR3, R = Ph or Cy) differing by the nature of the substituent of the PN phosphorus was explored. Coordination to [RuCl2(PPh3)3] afforded the complexes [RuLRCl2(PPh3)] that were successfully deprotonated at the acidic phosphinomethyl position. With LCy, coordination led to a mixture of two isomers. The complexes [RuLRHCl(PPh3)] were similarly obtained from [RuHCl(PPh3)3]. The stability of these complexes depends on the ligand substitution pattern; with LPh a CH activation process took place, while [RuLCyHCl(PPh3)] was thermally stable. Deprotonation of this latter complex was achieved and gave a catalytically competent species for the acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols.
Cheisson, Thibault,Mazaud, Louis,Auffrant, Audrey
p. 14521 - 14530
(2018/10/31)

Iridium catalysts for acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols to carboxylic acids: Scope and mechanism
We introduce iridium-based conditions for the conversion of primary alcohols to potassium carboxylates (or carboxylic acids) in the presence of potassium hydroxide and either [Ir(2-PyCH2(C4H5N2))(COD)]OTf (1) or [Ir(2-PyCH2PBu2t)(COD)]OTf (2). The method provides both aliphatic and benzylic carboxylates in high yield and with outstanding functional group tolerance. We illustrate the application of this method to a diverse variety of primary alcohols, including those involving heterocycles and even free amines. Complex 2 reacts with alcohols to form the crystallographically characterized catalytic intermediates [IrH(η1,η3-C8H12)(2-PyCH2PtBu2)] (2a) and [Ir2H3(CO)(2-PyCH2PtBu2){μ-(C5H3N)CH2PtBu2}] (2c). The unexpected similarities in reactivities of 1 and 2 in this reaction, along with synthetic studies on several of our iridium intermediates, enable us to form a general proposal of the mechanisms of catalyst activation that govern the disparate reactivities of 1 and 2, respectively, in glycerol and formic acid dehydrogenation. Moreover, careful analysis of the organic intermediates in the oxidation sequence enable new insights into the role of Tishchenko and Cannizzaro reactions in the overall oxidation.
Cherepakhin, Valeriy,Williams, Travis J.
p. 3754 - 3763
(2018/05/23)

Phosphine-pyridonate ligands containing octahedral ruthenium complexes: Access to esters and formic acid
The preparation of three well-defined ruthenium complexes arising from phosphine-pyridon-e/-ate ligands is described. Solvent dependent Lewis acidic species formation was observed with these complexes. Selective formation of acetals or esters from primary alcohols was observed in the presence of these catalysts. Preliminary evaluation of these complexes in the base free hydrogenation of carbon dioxide is also reported.
Sahoo,Jiang,Bruneau,Sharma,Suresh,Roisnel,Dorcet,Achard
p. 3492 - 3498
(2017/08/23)

Dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols to esters on a silica polyamine composite by immobilized PNN and PONOP pincer complexes of ruthenium
Heterogenization of catalytically important homogeneous catalysts on solid supports has become an expanding area of research. PNN and PONOP ruthenium pincer complexes were immobilized on a silica poly(allylamine) composite, BP-1 by a two-step Mannich reaction. The complexes on BP-1 were characterized by solid state NMR, FT-IR, elemental analysis, and metal digestion studies. Model solution experiments were carried out to determine the site of electrophilic substitution on the pyridine ring of the pincer complexes and revealed substitution in both the meta- and para-position. The catalytic reactivity of immobilized (PNN)RuH(Cl)(CO) and (PONOP)RuH(Cl)(CO) on BP-1 was studied for the dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols to esters with the liberation of H2. Moderate to good ester yields were realized with both immobilized systems without using the base required for the homogeneous reaction and also in the presence of KOH. The homogeneous model reactions required a base for ester formation. The amine functionality on BP-1 served as the base to generate the active pincer catalyst on the BP-1 surface. Both immobilized catalysts were recycled for multiple alcohol reaction cycles. Four-step control experiments were carried out using an alcohol and both immobilized systems. The results revealed the heterogeneity of the alcohol catalysis by both BP-1-Ru-PNN and BP-1-Ru-PONOP systems. This study has opened a new catalytic methodology for reactions where base is required for catalyst activation, by using a solid support with basic functionality.
Goni, Md Abdul,Rosenberg, Edward,Gobetto, Roberto,Chierotti, Michele
p. 213 - 228
(2017/07/22)

Manganese Pincer Complexes for the Base-Free, Acceptorless Dehydrogenative Coupling of Alcohols to Esters: Development, Scope, and Understanding
Aliphatic PNP pincer-supported earth-abundant manganese(I) dicarbonyl complexes behave as effective catalysts for the acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of a wide range of alcohols to esters under base-free conditions. The reaction proceeds under neat conditions, with modest catalyst loading and releasing only H2 as byproduct. Mechanistic aspects were addressed by synthesizing key species related to the catalytic cycle (characterized by X-ray structure determination, multinuclear (1H, 13C, 31P, 15N, 55Mn) NMR, infrared spectroscopy, inter alia), by studying elementary steps connected to the postulated mechanism, and by resorting to DFT calculations. As in the case of related ruthenium and iron PNP catalysts, the dehydrogenation results from cycling between the amido and amino-hydride forms of the PNP-Mn(CO)2 scaffold. For the dehydrogenation of alcohols into aldehydes, our results suggest that the highest energy barrier corresponds to the hydrogen release from the amino-hydride form, although its value is close to that of the outer-sphere dehydrogenation of the alcohol into aldehyde. This contrasts with the ruthenium and iron catalytic systems, where dehydrogenation of the substrate into aldehyde is less energy-demanding compared to hydrogen release from the cooperative metal-ligand framework.
Nguyen, Duc Hanh,Trivelli, Xavier,Capet, Frédéric,Paul, Jean-Fran?ois,Dumeignil, Franck,Gauvin, Régis M.
p. 2022 - 2032
(2017/08/14)

RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES AND THEIR USES AS CATALYSTS IN PROCESSES FOR FORMATION AND/OR HYDROGENATION OF ESTERS, AMIDES AND RELATED REACTIONS
The present invention relates to novel Ruthenium complexes of formulae A1-A4 and their use, inter alia, for (1) dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols to esters; (2) hydrogenation of esters to alcohols (including hydrogenation of cyclic esters (lactones) or cyclic di-esters (di-lactones), or polyesters); (3) preparing amides from alcohols and amines—(including the preparation of polyamides (e.g., polypeptides) by reacting dialcohols and diamines and/or polymerization of amino alcohols and/or forming cyclic dipeptides from p-aminoalcohols; (4) hydrogenation of amides (including cyclic dipeptides, polypeptides and polyamides) to alcohols and amines; (5) hydrogenation of organic carbonates (including polycarbonates) to alcohols or hydrogenation of carbamates (including polycarbamates) or urea derivatives to alcohols and amines; (6) dehydrogenation of secondary alcohols to ketones; (7) amidation of esters (i.e., synthesis of amides from esters and amines); (8) acylation of alcohols using esters; (9) coupling of alcohols with water and a base to form carboxylic acids; and (10) preparation of amino acids or their salts by coupling of amino alcohols with water and a base. The present, invention further relates to the use of certain known Ruthenium complexes for the preparation of amino acids or their salts from amino alcohols.
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(2017/10/18)

A TEMPO-like nitroxide combined with an alkyl-substituted pyridine: An efficient catalytic system for the selective oxidation of alcohols with iodine
An efficient method for the oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes or ketones in a two-phase CH2Cl2/NaHCO3 (aq.) system, using iodine and catalytic amounts of 4-acetylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl and 2,4,6-trimethylpyridine, was developed. The performance of the method was demonstrated by the selective oxidation of 37 variously substituted alcohols in ≥90% yield, including the gram-scale synthesis of the important chemical 2,5-diformylfuran from biomass-derived 5-hydroxylmethylfurfural.
Kashparova, Vera P.,Klushin, Victor A.,Zhukova, Irina Yu.,Kashparov, Igor S.,Chernysheva, Daria V.,Il'chibaeva, Irina B.,Smirnova, Nina V.,Kagan, Efim Sh.,Chernyshev, Victor M.
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p. 3517 - 3521
(2017/10/05)

One-pot electrochemical synthesis of acid anhydrides from alcohols
One-pot indirect electrochemical oxidation of alcohols in the methylene chloride–aqueous solution of sodium hydrocarbonate two-phase system in the presence of potassium iodide, 4-acetylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-oxyl, and 2,6-lutidine results in
Kashparova,Papina,Kashparov,Zhukova, I. Yu.,Ilchibaeva,Kagan, E. Sh.
p. 2733 - 2735
(2017/12/26)

Direct Synthesis of Amides by Dehydrogenative Coupling of Amines with either Alcohols or Esters: Manganese Pincer Complex as Catalyst
The first example of base-metal-catalysed synthesis of amides from the coupling of primary amines with either alcohols or esters is reported. The reactions are catalysed by a new manganese pincer complex and generate hydrogen gas as the sole byproduct, thus making the overall process atom-economical and sustainable.
Kumar, Amit,Espinosa-Jalapa, Noel Angel,Leitus, Gregory,Diskin-Posner, Yael,Avram, Liat,Milstein, David
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p. 14992 - 14996
(2017/10/25)

Non-Pincer-Type Manganese Complexes as Efficient Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Esters
Catalytic hydrogenation of carboxylic acid esters is essential for the green production of pharmaceuticals, fragrances, and fine chemicals. Herein, we report the efficient hydrogenation of esters with manganese catalysts based on simple bidentate aminophosphine ligands. Monoligated Mn PN complexes are particularly active for the conversion of esters into the corresponding alcohols at Mn concentrations as low as 0.2 mol % in the presence of sub-stoichiometric amounts of KOtBu base.
van Putten, Robbert,Uslamin, Evgeny A.,Garbe, Marcel,Liu, Chong,Gonzalez-de-Castro, Angela,Lutz, Martin,Junge, Kathrin,Hensen, Emiel J. M.,Beller, Matthias,Lefort, Laurent,Pidko, Evgeny A.
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p. 7531 - 7534
(2017/06/13)

Non-plasmonic metal nanoparticles as visible light photocatalysts for the selective oxidation of aliphatic alcohols with molecular oxygen at near ambient conditions
Nanoparticles (NPs) of Pd and Pt were used for the selective oxidation of aliphatic alcohols with molecular oxygen as an oxidant at near ambient temperatures under visible light irradiation. Distinct final products were obtained under identical reaction conditions, aliphatic esters formed over the Pd NPs while aldehydes formed over the Pt NPs. The reason for this different product selectivity is proven to be due to the much stronger interaction of Pd NPs with alcohol and aldehyde compared to Pt NPs. The photocatalytic activity is tuneable by light intensity or a moderate change in the reaction temperature.
Tana, Tana,Guo, Xiao-Wei,Xiao, Qi,Huang, Yiming,Sarina, Sarina,Christopher, Phillip,Jia, Jianfeng,Wu, Haishun,Zhu, Huaiyong
p. 11567 - 11570
(2016/10/03)

Highly efficient self-esterification of aliphatic alcohols using supported gold nanoparticles under mild conditions
Long aliphatic esters were prepared by the one-step catalytic self-esterification of primary alcohols using molecular oxygen as a green oxidant and supported gold nanoparticles (Au NPs) as catalyst. This heterogeneous catalyst achieved high activity and selectivity in a wide range of less reactive straight-chain alcohols (C4-C12) at atmospheric pressure O2 and near ambient temperature (45?°C). Under optimised conditions, the catalyst with Au loading of 3?wt% achieved the highest catalytic activity and selectivity. The AuNP catalysts are efficient and readily recyclable. The finding of this study may inspire further studies on new efficient catalytic systems for a wide range of organic syntheses using supported AuNP catalysts.
Wang, Fan,Xiao, Qi,Han, Pengfei,Sarina, Sarina,Zhu, Huaiyong
p. 61 - 69
(2016/07/06)

Oxidative esterification of primary alcohols with TEMPO/CaCl2/Oxone under hydrous conditions
Symmetric esters are important compounds in the chemical industry, which creates demand for simple and efficient synthetic routes. Oxidative esterification is a promising method to achieve these aims. Here, we show that TEMPO/CaCl2/Oxone forms a convenient catalytic system for the synthesis of the aforementioned symmetric esters from primary alcohols in a biphasic dichloromethane-water solvent mixture. The substrate scope of the reaction method is complementary to those previously published and the terminal oxidant appears to play an important role. In addition, the method is shown to oxidize thiols preferentially over alcohol functional groups to give disulfide-bridged compounds.
Hackbusch, Sven,Franz, Andreas H.
p. 2873 - 2876
(2016/06/14)

Catalytic Ester Metathesis Reaction and Its Application to Transfer Hydrogenation of Esters
We report a Ru-complex-catalyzed ester metathesis reaction where an unsymmetrical ester such as ethyl hexanoate can be transformed to a mixture of starting material, hexyl ethanoate, ethyl acetate, and hexyl hexanoate in equal proportions, as expected from a classical metathesis reaction with 0.2 mol % catalyst. A 20× excess of low boiling alcohol, such as ethanol, allows for the transfer of an acyl moiety to the sacrificial low boiling ethyl acetate product, while significantly increasing the functional group tolerance and substrate scope; yields of alcohols can reach 90%, which represents an attractive alternative to current high H2 pressure hydrogenation protocols for Ru-based ester reduction chemistry. Both reactions have not been reported previously in the field of Ru-catalyzed transformations of the ester functionality.
Dubey, Abhishek,Khaskin, Eugene
p. 3998 - 4002
(2016/07/06)

Formation of different isomers of phosphine-imidazolyl and -pyridyl ruthenium(II) complexes affecting the catalyst activity in the acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols
The synthesis, reactivity, and catalytic activity of RuII complexes with different pyridine- and imidazole-based P,N ligands are reported. The investigations reveal a strong influence of the N-heterocycle and the steric demand of the phosphine groups on the stability of different isomers of [L2RuX2] (L = P,N ligand; X = Cl, H). The imidazole-based complex 5 with dicyclohexylphosphine groups was found to be the most active precatalyst for the acceptorless dehydrogenation of primary alcohols, whereas different phosphine groups at the imidazole ligand as well as pyridine-based ligands caused a drop in catalytic activity. In the presence of a primary amine, imines are preferentially formed under these conditions. In summary, the investigations show that comparably small changes in the ligand moiety have a strong effect on the relative stability of stereoisomers for both hydride and chloride complexes, whereas isomerization of the kinetic reaction products was observed in some cases. The described changes in the ligand moiety most probably have a strong impact on the relative stabilities of isomeric intermediates as well and thus affect the catalytic activity of these complexes.
Langer, Robert,Gese, Alexander,Gesevi?ius, Donatas,Jost, Maximilian,Langer, Bastian R.,Schneck, Felix,Venker, Alexander,Xu, Weiqin
p. 696 - 705
(2015/02/19)

Catalytic transformation of aliphatic alcohols to corresponding esters in o2 under neutral conditions using visible-light irradiation
Selective oxidation of aliphatic alcohols under mild and base-free conditions is a challenging process for organic synthesis. Herein, we report a one-pot process for the direct oxidative esterification of aliphatic alcohols that is significantly enhanced by visible-light irradiation at ambient temperatures. The new methodology uses heterogenerous photocatalysts of gold-palladium alloy nanoparticles on a phosphate-modified hydrotalcite support and molecular oxygen as a benign oxidant. The alloy photocatalysts can absorb incident light, and the light-excited metal electrons on the surface of metal nanoparticles can activate the adsorbed reactant molecules. Tuning the light intensity and wavelength of the irradiation can remarkably change the reaction activity. Shorter wavelength light (550 nm) drives the reaction more efficiently than light of longer wavelength (e.g., 620 nm), especially at low temperatures. The phosphate-exchanged hydrotalcite support provides sufficient basicity (and buffer) for the catalytic reactions; thus, the addition of base is not required. The photocatalysts are efficient and readily recyclable. The findings reveal the first example of using "green" oxidants and light energy to drive direct oxidative esterification of aliphatic alcohols under base-free, mild conditions.
Xiao, Qi,Liu, Zhe,Bo, Arixin,Zavahir, Sifani,Sarina, Sarina,Bottle, Steven,Riches, James D.,Zhu, Huaiyong
p. 1956 - 1966
(2015/03/04)

In manufacturing a carboxylic acid ester alcohol dehydration transition metal carbene complexes catalyst method (by machine translation)
The present invention relates to a method for producing carboxylic acid esters, comprising the reaction of at least one primary mono alcohol or a mixture of a primary mono alcohol and at least one alcohol differing from this in the presence of a transition metal carbene complex catalyst (K), which has as the central atom (M) at least one transition metal atom of group 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table (IUPAC) and at least one monodentate N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, in the presence of a base, characterized in that the catalyst (K) is produced by reaction of a transition metal compound (V), which has at least one transition metal atom of group 8, 9 or 10 of the periodic table (IUPAC), but no carbene ligand, with an imidazolium salt in the presence of the primary mono alcohol and the base, wherein the reaction is a bulk reaction.
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Catalytic, oxidant-free, direct olefination of alcohols using Wittig reagents
Reported here is the catalytic, acceptorless coupling of alcohols with in situ generated, non-stabilized phosphonium ylides to form olefins as major products. The reaction uses low catalyst loadings and does not require added oxidants. Hydrogenation of the product is minimized and the reaction leads to Z (aliphatic) or E (benzylic) stereospecificity.
Khaskin,Milstein
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p. 9002 - 9005
(2015/05/27)

Unprecedented reductive esterification of carboxylic acids under hydrogen by reusable heterogeneous platinum catalysts
Supported metal catalysts have been tested for an unprecedented reductive dimerization of carboxylic acids to esters under 8 bar hydrogen in solvent-free conditions. Among various metal-loaded tin oxide catalysts, platinum-loaded tin dioxide (Pt/SnO2) shows the highest ester yield for the reaction of dodecanoic acid. Among Pt catalysts on various supports, Lewis acidic oxides, especially SnO2, show high activity. The most active catalyst, 5 wt% Pt/SnO2 reduced at 100°C, is effective for the reductive esterification of various carboxylic acids, and the catalyst is reusable for nine cycles, demonstrating the first successful example for the title reaction. Infrared (IR) studies of a model compound (formic acid) on some metal oxides indicate a strong Lewis acid-base interaction between SnO2 and the carbonyl oxygen. For Pt/SnO2 catalysts with different Pt particle sizes, the activity increases with decreasing size of Pt metal. A cooperative catalysis of the Pt metal nanoparticles and the Sn4+ Lewis acid sites is proposed.
Touchy, Abeda S.,Kon, Kenichi,Onodera, Wataru,Shimizu, Ken-Ichi
p. 1499 - 1506
(2015/05/19)

Bis-N-heterocyclic Carbene Aminopincer Ligands Enable High Activity in Ru-Catalyzed Ester Hydrogenation
Bis-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) aminopincer ligands were successfully applied for the first time in the catalytic hydrogenation of esters. We have isolated and characterized a well-defined catalyst precursor as a dimeric [Ru2(L)2Cl3]PF6 complex and studied its reactivity and catalytic performance. Remarkable initial activities up to 283 000 h-1 were achieved in the hydrogenation of ethyl hexanoate at only 12.5 ppm Ru loading. A wide range of aliphatic and aromatic esters can be converted with this catalyst to corresponding alcohols in near quantitative yields. The described synthetic protocol makes use of air-stable reagents available in multigram quantities, rendering the bis-NHC ligands an attractive alternative to the conventional phosphine-based systems.
Filonenko, Georgy A.,Aguila, Mae Joanne B.,Schulpen, Erik N.,Van Putten, Robbert,Wiecko, Jelena,Müller, Christian,Lefort, Laurent,Hensen, Emiel J. M.,Pidko, Evgeny A.
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p. 7620 - 7623
(2015/07/02)

Acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of primary alcohols to esters by heterogeneous Pt catalysts
Supported platinum catalysts have been studied for the acceptor-free dehydrogenative coupling of primary alcohols to esters in the liquid phase under solvent-free conditions in N2at 180 °C. The activity depends on the support material, and Pt-loaded SnO2(Pt/SnO2) gives the highest activity. Pt/SnO2shows higher activity than various transition metals (Ir, Re, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Co, Ni, Cu) loaded on SnO2. The Pt/SnO2catalyst (1 mol%) selectively converted various primary alcohols to their corresponding esters in moderate to high isolated yield (53-91%). This is the first example of reusable heterogeneous catalysts for the acceptor-free dehydrogenative coupling of primary alcohols to esters under additive-free and solvent-free conditions. Mechanistic and infrared (IR) studies are also shown to discuss the reaction pathway and a possible role of the SnO2support as Lewis acid sites that activate carbonyl groups of adsorbed aldehyde intermediates.
Moromi, Sondomoyee Konika,Hakim Siddiki,Ali, Md. Ayub,Kon, Kenichi,Shimizu, Ken-Ichi
p. 3631 - 3635
(2015/02/05)

Well-defined iron catalysts for the acceptorless reversible dehydrogenation-hydrogenation of alcohols and ketones
Acceptorless dehydrogenation of alcohols, an important organic transformation, was accomplished with well-defined and inexpensive iron-based catalysts supported by a cooperating PNP pincer ligand. Benzylic and aliphatic secondary alcohols were dehydrogenated to the corresponding ketones in good isolated yields upon release of dihydrogen. Primary alcohols were dehydrogenated to esters and lactones, respectively. Mixed primary/secondary diols were oxidized at the secondary alcohol moiety with good chemoselectivity. The mechanism of the reaction was investigated using both experiment and DFT calculations, and the crucial role of metal-ligand cooperativity in the reaction was elucidated. The iron complexes are also excellent catalysts for the hydrogenation of challenging ketone substrates at ambient temperature under mild H2 pressure, the reverse of secondary alcohol dehydrogenation.
Chakraborty, Sumit,Lagaditis, Paraskevi O.,F?rster, Moritz,Bielinski, Elizabeth A.,Hazari, Nilay,Holthausen, Max C.,Jones, William D.,Schneider, Sven
p. 3994 - 4003
(2015/01/16)

PROCESS FOR PREPARING CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS
The present invention relates to a process for preparing carboxylic acid esters, comprising the reaction of at least one primary monoalcohol or of a mixture of a primary monoalcohol and at least one alcohol different therefrom in the presence of a transition metal carbene complex catalyst K which has, as central atom M, at least one transition metal atom of group 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements (IUPAC) and at least one monodentate N-heterocyclic carbene ligand, in the presence of a base, wherein the catalyst K is prepared by reacting a transition metal compound V which has at least one transition metal atom of group 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements (IUPAC), but no carbene ligand, with an imidazolium salt in the presence of the primary monoalcohol and the base, the reaction being carried out without dilution.
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Four acid-catalysed dehydration reactions proceed without interference
Four acid-catalysed dehydration reactions can proceed in one pot, simultaneously and without interference, to yield one imine, one acetal (or boronic ester), one ester and one alkene, even though many other cross-products could be conceived. This advanced
Lirag, Rio Carlo,Miljani?, Ognjen ?.
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p. 9401 - 9404
(2014/08/05)

Aerobic oxidation of primary aliphatic alcohols over bismuth oxide supported platinum catalysts in water
Catalytic oxidation of non-activated aliphatic alcohols with molecular oxygen is rather challenging, especially in an aqueous medium in the absence of an additional base. Bismuth is usually used as a promoter of platinum-based catalysts. In this work, bismuth oxide was explored as a support, and Pt 0 nanoparticles supported on bismuth oxide (Pt/Bi2O 3) exhibited high activity for aerobic oxidation of n-butanol using water as a solvent in the absence of an additional base under optimized conditions. Besides n-butanol, liquid primary aliphatic alcohols with low solubility in water could also be smoothly oxidized into the corresponding carbonyl compounds with molecular oxygen. Pt/Bi2O3 reduced by H2 at about 200 °C showed the highest activity for aerobic oxidation of n-butanol. At this temperature, platinum oxide was reduced to Pt0 and bismuth oxide could be reduced partially which might change the surface property of bismuth oxide.
Lu, Tianliang,Du, Zhongtian,Liu, Junxia,Ma, Hong,Xu, Jie
p. 2215 - 2221
(2013/09/24)

Ru(0) and Ru(II) nitrosyl pincer complexes: Structure, reactivity, and catalytic activity
Despite considerable interest in ruthenium carbonyl pincer complexes and their substantial catalytic activity, there has been relatively little study of the isoelectronic ruthenium nitrosyl complexes. Here we describe the synthesis and reactivity of several complexes of this type as well as the catalytic activity of complex 6. Reaction of the PNP ligand (PNP = 2,6-bis( tBu2PCH2)pyridine) with RuCl 3(NO)(PPh3)2 yielded the Ru(II) complex 3. Chloride displacement by BArF- (BArF- = tetrakis(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)borate) gave the crystallographicaly characterized, linear NO Ru(II) complex 4, which upon treatment with NaBEt 3H yielded the Ru(0) complexes 5. The crystallographically characterized Ru(0) square planar complex 5·BF4 bears a linear NO ligand located trans to the pyridilic nitrogen. Further treatment of 5·BF4 with excess LiOH gave the crystallographicaly characterized Ru(0) square planar, linear NO complex 6. Complex 6 catalyzes the dehydrogenative coupling of alcohols to esters, reaching full conversion under air or under argon. Reaction of the PNN ligand (PNN = 2-(tBu 2PCH2)-6-(Et2NCH2)pyridine) with RuCl3(NO)(H2O)2 in ethanol gave an equilibrium mixture of isomers 7a and 7b. Further treatment of 7a + 7b with 2 equivalent of sodium isopropoxide gave the crystallographicaly characterized, bent-nitrosyl, square pyramidal Ru(II) complex 8. Complex 8 was also synthesized by reaction of PNN with RuCl3(NO)(H2O)2 and Et3N in ethanol. Reaction of the "long arm" PN2N ligand (PN 2N = 2-(tBu2PCH2-)-6-(Et 2NCH2CH2)pyridine) with RuCl 3(NO)(H2O)2 in ethanol gave complex 9, which upon treatment with 2 equiv of sodium isopropoxide gave complex 10. Complex 10 was also synthesized directly by reaction of PN2N with RuCl 3(NO)(H2O)2 and a base in ethanol. A noteworthy aspect of these nitrosyl complexes is their preference for the Ru(0) oxidization state over Ru(II). This preference is observed with both aromatized and dearomatized pincer ligands, in contrast to the Ru(II) oxidation state which is preferred by the analogous carbonyl complexes.
Fogler, Eran,Iron, Mark A.,Zhang, Jing,Ben-David, Yehoshoa,Diskin-Posner, Yael,Leitus, Gregory,Shimon, Linda J. W.,Milstein, David
p. 11469 - 11479
(2013/10/22)

An efficient N-heterocyclic carbene based ruthenium-catalyst: Application towards the synthesis of esters and amides
A highly stable benzimidazolylidene based N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ruthenium catalyst was prepared starting with readily accessible starting materials. Under inert gas atmosphere and in air the catalyst showed high activity for the direct synthesis of esters from primary alcohols and of amides from primary alcohols and amines. Di-, tri-, and oligo-amides were obtained by using specific starting materials.
Malineni, Jagadeesh,Merkens, Carina,Keul, Helmut,M?ller, Martin
p. 80 - 83
(2013/07/26)