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Disproportionation of aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes through Cannizzaro, Tishchenko, and Meerwein–Ponndorf–Verley reactions
Sharifi, Sina,Sharifi, Hannah,Koza, Darrell,Aminkhani, Ali
, p. 803 - 808 (2021/07/20)
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.].
Solvent-free oxidation of straight-chain aliphatic primary alcohols by polymer-grafted vanadium complexes
Chaudhary, Nikita,Haldar, Chanchal,Kachhap, Payal
, (2021/12/02)
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.
The key role of the latent N-H group in Milstein's catalyst for ester hydrogenation
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)
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.
Dehydrogenative alcohol coupling and one-pot cross metathesis/dehydrogenative coupling reactions of alcohols using Hoveyda-Grubbs catalysts
?zer, Halenur,Arslan, Dilan,?ztürk, Bengi ?zgün
, p. 5992 - 6000 (2021/04/12)
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.
MOFs based on 1D structural sub-domains with Br?nsted acid and redox active sites as effective bi-functional catalysts
Díaz, Urbano,Moreno, José María,Velty, Alexandra
, p. 3572 - 3585 (2020/06/25)
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.
A robust NNP-type ruthenium (II) complex for alcohols dehydrogenation to esters and pyrroles
Chai, Huining,Zhang, Guangyao,Tan, Weiqiang,Ma, Jiping
, (2019/12/03)
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.
Ru0 or RuII: A Study on Stabilizing the "activated" Form of Ru-PNP Complexes with Additional Phosphine Ligands in Alcohol Dehydrogenation and Ester Hydrogenation
Comba, Peter,Hashmi, A. Stephen K.,Menche, Maximilian,Paciello, Rocco A.,Rominger, Frank,Sch?fer, Ansgar,Schaub, Thomas,Schelwies, Mathias,Tindall, Daniel J.
supporting information, (2020/03/30)
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.
Synthesis of Branched Biolubricant Base Oil from Oleic Acid
Chen, Shuang,Wu, Tingting,Zhao, Chen
, p. 5516 - 5522 (2020/09/07)
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.
Catalytic reductive deoxygenation of esters to ethers driven by hydrosilane activation through non-covalent interactions with a fluorinated borate salt
Agbossou-Niedercorn, Francine,Dixit, Ruchi,Merle, Nicolas,Michon, Christophe,Rysak, Vincent,Trivelli, Xavier,Vanka, Kumar
, p. 4586 - 4592 (2020/08/14)
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.
Ruthenium-catalyzed hydrogenation of CO2as a route to methyl esters for use as biofuels or fine chemicals
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)
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.
