- Mesoporous Metal–Metalloid Amorphous Alloys: The First Synthesis of Open 3D Mesoporous Ni-B Amorphous Alloy Spheres via a Dual Chemical Reduction Method
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Selective hydrogenation of nitriles is an industrially relevant synthetic route for the preparation of primary amines. Amorphous metal–boron alloys have a tunable, glass-like structure that generates a high concentration of unsaturated metal surface atoms that serve as active sites in hydrogenation reactions. Here, a method to create nanoparticles composed of mesoporous 3D networks of amorphous nickel–boron (Ni-B) alloy is reported. The hydrogenation of benzyl cyanide to β-phenylethylamine is used as a model reaction to assess catalytic performance. The mesoporous Ni-B alloy spheres have a turnover frequency value of 11.6 h?1, which outperforms non-porous Ni-B spheres with the same composition. The bottom-up synthesis of mesoporous transition metal–metalloid alloys expands the possible reactions that these metal architectures can perform while simultaneously incorporating more Earth-abundant catalysts.
- Kang, Yunqing,Henzie, Joel,Gu, Huajun,Na, Jongbeom,Fatehmulla, Amanullah,Shamsan, Belqes Saeed A.,Aldhafiri, Abdullah M.,Farooq, W. Aslam,Bando, Yoshio,Asahi, Toru,Jiang, Bo,Li, Hexing,Yamauchi, Yusuke
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- Self-Immolative Hydroxybenzylamine Linkers for Traceless Protein Modification
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Traceless self-immolative linkers are widely used for the reversible modification of proteins and peptides. This article describes a new class of traceless linkers based on ortho- or para-hydroxybenzylamines. The introduction of electron-donating substituents on the aromatic core stabilizes the quinone methide intermediate, thus providing a platform for payload release that can be modulated. To determine the extent to which the electronics affect the rate of release, we prepared a small library of hydroxybenzylamine linkers with varied electronics in the aromatic core, resulting in half-lives ranging from 20 to 144 h. Optimization of the linker design was carried out with mechanistic insights from density functional theory (DFT) and the in silico design of an intramolecular trapping agent through the use of DFT and intramolecular distortion energy calculations. This resulted in the development of a faster self-immolative linker with a half-life of 4.6 h. To demonstrate their effectiveness as traceless linkers for bioconjugation, reversible protein-polyethylene glycol conjugates with a model protein lysozyme were prepared, which had reduced protein activity but recovered ≥94% activity upon traceless release of the polymer. This new class of linkers with tunable release rates expands the traceless linkers toolbox for a variety of bioconjugation applications.
- Rose, Douglas A.,Treacy, Joseph W.,Yang, Zhongyue J.,Ko, Jeong Hoon,Houk,Maynard, Heather D.
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- Iridium-Triggered Allylcarbamate Uncaging in Living Cells
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Designing a metal catalyst that addresses the major issues of solubility, stability, toxicity, cell uptake, and reactivity within complex biological milieu for bioorthogonal controlled transformation reactions is a highly formidable challenge. Herein, we report an organoiridium complex that is nontoxic and capable of the uncaging of allyloxycarbonyl-protected amines under biologically relevant conditions and within living cells. The potential applications of this uncaging chemistry have been demonstrated by the generation of diagnostic and therapeutic agents upon the activation of profluorophore and prodrug in a controlled fashion within HeLa cells, providing a valuable tool for numerous potential biological and therapeutic applications.
- Gupta, Ajay,Gupta, Shalini,Mahawar, Pritam,Prasad, Puja,Sasmal, Pijus K.,Singh, Neelu
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p. 12644 - 12650
(2021/09/06)
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- Aluminum Metal-Organic Framework-Ligated Single-Site Nickel(II)-Hydride for Heterogeneous Chemoselective Catalysis
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The development of chemoselective and heterogeneous earth-abundant metal catalysts is essential for environmentally friendly chemical synthesis. We report a highly efficient, chemoselective, and reusable single-site nickel(II) hydride catalyst based on robust and porous aluminum metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) (DUT-5) for hydrogenation of nitro and nitrile compounds to the corresponding amines and hydrogenolysis of aryl ethers under mild conditions. The nickel-hydride catalyst was prepared by the metalation of aluminum hydroxide secondary building units (SBUs) of DUT-5 having the formula of Al(μ2-OH)(bpdc) (bpdc = 4,4′-biphenyldicarboxylate) with NiBr2 followed by a reaction with NaEt3BH. DUT-5-NiH has a broad substrate scope with excellent functional group tolerance in the hydrogenation of aromatic and aliphatic nitro and nitrile compounds under 1 bar H2 and could be recycled and reused at least 10 times. By changing the reaction conditions of the hydrogenation of nitriles, symmetric or unsymmetric secondary amines were also afforded selectively. The experimental and computational studies suggested reversible nitrile coordination to nickel followed by 1,2-insertion of coordinated nitrile into the nickel-hydride bond occurring in the turnover-limiting step. In addition, DUT-5-NiH is also an active catalyst for chemoselective hydrogenolysis of carbon-oxygen bonds in aryl ethers to afford hydrocarbons under atmospheric hydrogen in the absence of any base, which is important for the generation of fuels from biomass. This work highlights the potential of MOF-based single-site earth-abundant metal catalysts for practical and eco-friendly production of chemical feedstocks and biofuels.
- Antil, Neha,Kumar, Ajay,Akhtar, Naved,Newar, Rajashree,Begum, Wahida,Dwivedi, Ashutosh,Manna, Kuntal
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- Metal-Free Deoxygenation of Chiral Nitroalkanes: An Easy Entry to α-Substituted Enantiomerically Enriched Nitriles
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A metal-free, mild and chemodivergent transformation involving nitroalkanes has been developed. Under optimized reaction conditions, in the presence of trichlorosilane and a tertiary amine, aliphatic nitroalkanes were selectively converted into amines or nitriles. Furthermore, when chiral β-substituted nitro compounds were reacted, the stereochemical integrity of the stereocenter was maintained and α-functionalized nitriles were obtained with no loss of enantiomeric excess. The methodology was successfully applied to the synthesis of chiral β-cyano esters, α-aryl alkylnitriles, and TBS-protected cyanohydrins, including direct precursors of four active pharmaceutical ingredients (ibuprofen, tembamide, aegeline and denopamine).
- Pirola, Margherita,Faverio, Chiara,Orlandi, Manuel,Benaglia, Maurizio
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- Direct Conversion of Hydrazones to Amines using Transaminases
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Transaminase enzymes (TAms) have been widely used for the amination of aldehydes and ketones, often resulting in optically pure products. In this work, transaminases were directly reacted with hydrazones in a novel approach to form amine products. Several substrates were investigated, including those with furan and phenyl moieties. It was determined that the amine yields increased when an additional electrophile was added to the reaction mixture, suggesting that they can sequester the hydrazine released in the reaction. Pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP), a cofactor for transaminases, and polyethylene glycol (PEG)-aldehydes were both found to increase the yield of amine formed. Notably, the amination of (S)-(?)-1-amino-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine (SAMP) hydrazones gave promising results as a method to form chiral β-substituted amines in good yield.
- Carter, Eve M.,Hailes, Helen C.,Sheppard, Tom D.,Subrizi, Fabiana,Ward, John M.
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- Method for preparing primary amine by catalyzing reductive amination of aldehyde ketone compounds
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The invention discloses a method for preparing primary amine by catalyzing reductive amination of aldehyde ketone compounds. The method comprises the following steps: 1) mixing nickel nitrate hexahydrate, citric acid and an organic solvent, carrying out heating and stirring until a colloidal material is obtained, drying the colloidal material, roasting the colloidal material in a protective atmosphere, pickling, washing and drying a roasted product, and performing a partial oxidation reaction on a dried product in an oxygen-nitrogen mixed atmosphere to obtain a catalyst for a reductive amination reaction; and 2) mixing aldehyde or ketone compounds, a methanol solution of ammonia and the reductive amination reaction catalyst, introducing hydrogen, and carrying out a reductive amination reaction. The method has the advantages of high primary amine yield, high selectivity, wide aldehyde ketone substrate range, short reaction time, mild reaction conditions, low cost, greenness, economicalperformance and the like; the used reductive amination reaction catalyst can be recycled more than 10 times, and the catalytic activity of the catalyst is not obviously changed in gram-level reactions; and the method is suitable for large-scale application.
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- Pd catalysts supported on dual-pore monolithic silica beads for chemoselective hydrogenation under batch and flow reaction conditions
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Two different types of palladium catalysts supported on dual-pore monolithic silica beads [5% Pd/SM and 0.25% Pd/SM(sc)] for chemoselective hydrogenation were developed. Alkyne, alkene, azide, and nitro functionalities and the aromatic N-Cbz protecting group were chemoselectively hydrogenated using 5% Pd/SM. On the other hand, 0.25% Pd/SM(sc) showed unique and higher hydrogenation catalyst activity toward a wide variety of reducible functionalities. Furthermore, the catalyst activities of both 5% Pd/SM and 0.25% Pd/SM(sc) under flow hydrogenation conditions were also evaluated. A pre-packed 5% Pd/SM cartridge could be used continuously for at least 72 h without any loss of catalyst activity. The 0.2% Pd/SM(sc) catalyst prepacked in a cartridge showed high catalyst activity for the flow hydrogenation of trisubstituted alkenes under mild reaction conditions. This journal is
- Yamada, Tsuyoshi,Ogawa, Aya,Masuda, Hayato,Teranishi, Wataru,Fujii, Akiko,Park, Kwihwan,Ashikari, Yosuke,Tomiyasu, Noriyuki,Ichikawa, Tomohiro,Miyamoto, Riichi,Bai, Hongzhi,Matsuyama, Kiyoshi,Nagaki, Aiichiro,Sajiki, Hironao
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p. 6359 - 6367
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- Bi-enzymatic Conversion of Cinnamic Acids to 2-Arylethylamines
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The conversion of carboxylic acids, such as acrylic acids, to amines is a transformation that remains challenging in synthetic organic chemistry. Despite the ubiquity of similar moieties in natural metabolic pathways, biocatalytic routes seem to have been overlooked for this purpose. Herein we present the conception and optimisation of a two-enzyme system, allowing the synthesis of β-phenylethylamine derivatives from readily-available ring-substituted cinnamic acids. After characterisation of both parts of the reaction in a two-step approach, a set of conditions allowing the one-pot biotransformation was optimised. This combination of a reversible deaminating and irreversible decarboxylating enzyme, both specific for the amino acid intermediate in tandem, represents a general method by which new strategies for the conversion of carboxylic acids to amines could be designed.
- Weise, Nicholas J.,Thapa, Prasansa,Ahmed, Syed T.,Heath, Rachel S.,Parmeggiani, Fabio,Turner, Nicholas J.,Flitsch, Sabine L.
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(2020/01/21)
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- Copper catalyzed reduction of azides with diboron under mild conditions
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We report herein the first Cu catalyzed reduction of azides with B2pin2 (pin = pinacolato) as the reductant under very mild conditions. A series of primary amines and amides were obtained in moderate to excellent yields with high chemoselectivity and good functional group tolerance. This reaction can be performed with a cheap copper salt, a simple NHC ligand and a diboron reagent.
- Chen, Yang,Deng, Shengqi,Gao, Yihua,Liu, Liwen,Liu, Yu,Lu, Da,Wang, Qianwen,Zhang, Xiao
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- Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Alkenes with Aqueous Ammonia by Metal-Loaded Titanium Oxide Photocatalyst
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A completely new route was established to synthesize valuable primary amines from alkenes by using aqueous ammonia, that is, a simple photocatalytic hydroamination of alkenes using aqueous ammonia with a metal-loaded TiO2 photocatalyst. Although the photochemical hydroamination prefers to form amines according to the Markovnikov rule, the new photocatalytic hydroamination gives anti-Markovnikov products predominantly. With an Au-loaded TiO2 photocatalyst, the amine yield reached up to 93% and the regioselectivity of anti-Markovnikov products was above 98%. The reaction mechanism was proposed for the new photocatalytic hydroamination.
- Park, Soyeong,Jeong, Jaeyoung,Fujita, Ken-Ichi,Yamamoto, Akira,Yoshida, Hisao
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p. 12708 - 12714
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- Selective Synthesis of Symmetrical Secondary Amines from Nitriles with a Pt?CuFe/Fe3O4 Catalyst and Ammonia Borane as Hydrogen Donor
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Hydrogenation of nitriles is an efficient and environmentally friendly route to synthesize symmetrical secondary amines, but it usually produces a mixture of amines, imines, and hydrogenolysis by-products. Herein we report a magnetic quaternary-component Pt?CuFe/Fe3O4 nanocatalyst system for the selective synthesis of symmetrical secondary amines with ammonia borane as hydrogen donor. The catalyst with a low Pt loading (0.456 wt%) is the source of the activity, and the d-band electron transfer from Cu to Fe enhances the selectivity. This synergistic effect results in the transformation of benzonitrile to dibenzylamine with excellent conversion (up to 99 %) and nearly quantitative selectivity (up to 96 %) under mild reaction conditions, nevertheless, the reaction TOF is as high as up to 1409.9 h?1. A variety of nitriles are suitable for the synthesis of symmetrical secondary amines. More importantly, unwanted hydrogenolysis byproducts, especially toluene, is not detected at all. In addition, the catalyst is magnetically recoverable, and it can be reused up to five times.
- Ai, Yongjian,Guo, Rongxiu,He, GuangQi,Hu, Ze-nan,Liang, Qionglin,Liu, Lei,Niu, Dun,Sun, Hong-bin,Tian, Haimeng,Zhang, Xinyue
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- A State-of-the-Art Heterogeneous Catalyst for Efficient and General Nitrile Hydrogenation
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Cobalt-doped hybrid materials consisting of metal oxides and carbon derived from chitin were prepared, characterized and tested for industrially relevant nitrile hydrogenations. The optimal catalyst supported onto MgO showed, after pyrolysis at 700 °C, magnesium oxide nanocubes decorated with carbon-enveloped Co nanoparticles. This special structure allows for the selective hydrogenation of diverse and demanding nitriles to the corresponding primary amines under mild conditions (e.g. 70 °C, 20 bar H2). The advantage of this novel catalytic material is showcased for industrially important substrates, including adipodinitrile, picolinonitrile, and fatty acid nitriles. Notably, the developed system outperformed all other tested commercial catalysts, for example, Raney Nickel and even noble-metal-based systems in these transformations.
- Formenti, Dario,Mocci, Rita,Atia, Hanan,Dastgir, Sarim,Anwar, Muhammad,Bachmann, Stephan,Scalone, Michelangelo,Junge, Kathrin,Beller, Matthias
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- A cobalt phosphide catalyst for the hydrogenation of nitriles
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The study of metal phosphide catalysts for organic synthesis is rare. We present, for the first time, a well-defined nano-cobalt phosphide (nano-Co2P) that can serve as a new class of catalysts for the hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines. While earth-abundant metal catalysts for nitrile hydrogenation generally suffer from air-instability (pyrophoricity), low activity and the need for harsh reaction conditions, nano-Co2P shows both air-stability and remarkably high activity for the hydrogenation of valeronitrile with an excellent turnover number exceeding 58000, which is over 20- to 500-fold greater than that of those previously reported. Moreover, nano-Co2P efficiently promotes the hydrogenation of a wide range of nitriles, which include di- and tetra-nitriles, to the corresponding primary amines even under just 1 bar of H2 pressure, far milder than the conventional reaction conditions. Detailed spectroscopic studies reveal that the high performance of nano-Co2P is attributed to its air-stable metallic nature and the increase of the d-electron density of Co near the Fermi level by the phosphidation of Co, which thus leads to the accelerated activation of both nitrile and H2. Such a phosphidation provides a promising method for the design of an advanced catalyst with high activity and stability in highly efficient and environmentally benign hydrogenations. This journal is
- Jitsukawa, Koichiro,Mitsudome, Takato,Mizugaki, Tomoo,Nakata, Ayako,Sheng, Min,Yamasaki, Jun
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- Benzimidazole fragment containing Mn-complex catalyzed hydrosilylation of ketones and nitriles
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The synthesis of a new bidentate (NN)–Mn(I) complex is reported and its catalytic activity towards the reduction of ketones and nitriles is studied. On comparing the reactivity of various other Mn(I) complexes supported by benzimidazole ligand, it was observed that the Mn(I) complexes bearing 6-methylpyridine and benzimidazole fragments exhibited the highest catalytic activity towards monohydrosilylation of ketones and dihydrosilylation of nitriles. Using this protocol, a wide range of ketones were selectively reduced to the corresponding silyl ethers. In case of unsaturated ketones, the chemoselective reduction of carbonyl group over olefinic bonds was observed. Additionally, selective dihydrosilylation of several nitriles were also achieved using this complex. Mechanistic investigations with radical scavengers suggested the involvement of radical species during the catalytic reaction. Stoichiometric reaction of the Mn(I) complex with phenylsilane revealed the formation of a new Mn(I) complex.
- Ganguli, Kasturi,Mandal, Adarsha,Sarkar, Bidisha,Kundu, Sabuj
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- Facile synthesis of controllable graphene-co-shelled reusable Ni/NiO nanoparticles and their application in the synthesis of amines under mild conditions
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The primary objective of many researchers in chemical synthesis is the development of recyclable and easily accessible catalysts. These catalysts should preferably be made from Earth-abundant metals and have the ability to be utilised in the synthesis of pharmaceutically important compounds. Amines are classified as privileged compounds, and are used extensively in the fine and bulk chemical industries, as well as in pharmaceutical and materials research. In many laboratories and in industry, transition metal catalysed reductive amination of carbonyl compounds is performed using predominantly ammonia and H2. However, these reactions usually require precious metal-based catalysts or RANEY nickel, and require harsh reaction conditions and yield low selectivity for the desired products. Herein, we describe a simple and environmentally friendly method for the preparation of thin graphene spheres that encapsulate uniform Ni/NiO nanoalloy catalysts (Ni/NiO?C) using nickel citrate as the precursor. The resulting catalysts are stable and reusable and were successfully used for the synthesis of primary, secondary, tertiary, and N-methylamines (more than 62 examples). The reaction couples easily accessible carbonyl compounds (aldehydes and ketones) with ammonia, amines, and H2 under very mild industrially viable and scalable conditions (80 °C and 1 MPa H2 pressure, 4 h), offering cost-effective access to numerous functionalized, structurally diverse linear and branched benzylic, heterocyclic, and aliphatic amines including drugs and steroid derivatives. We have also demonstrated the scale-up of the heterogeneous amination protocol to gram-scale synthesis. Furthermore, the catalyst can be immobilized on a magnetic stirring bar and be conveniently recycled up to five times without any significant loss of catalytic activity and selectivity for the product.
- Cui, Zhibing,Liu, Jianguo,Liu, Qiying,Ma, Longlong,Singh, Thishana,Wang, Chenguang,Wang, Nan,Zhu, Yuting
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- Hydrodebromination of Aromatic Bromides Catalyzed by Unsupported Nanoporous Gold: Heterolytic Cleavage of Hydrogen Molecule
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Unsupported nanoporous gold (AuNPore) is a highly efficient, practically applicable, and recyclable catalyst for hydrodebromination of aromatic bromides. The AuNPore-catalyzed hydrodebromination of aromatic bromides proceeded smoothly at relatively low hydrogen pressure and temperature to achieve good to excellent yields of the corresponding non-bromine variants. The selective hydrodebromination reaction occurred exclusively in the coexistence of chlorine atom. For the first time, a mechanistic study revealed that the H?H bond splits in a heterolysis manner on the surface of AuNPore to generate Au?H hydride species.
- Bao, Ming,Feng, Xiujuan,Yamamoto, Yoshinori,Zhang, Sheng,Zhao, Yuhui
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- Enantioselective Sequential-Flow Synthesis of Baclofen Precursor via Asymmetric 1,4-Addition and Chemoselective Hydrogenation on Platinum/Carbon/Calcium Phosphate Composites
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Continuous-flow synthesis of baclofen precursor (2) was achieved using achiral and chiral heterogeneous catalysts in high yield with high enantioselectivity. The key steps are chiral calcium-catalyzed asymmetric 1,4-addition of a malonate to a nitroalkene and chemoselective reduction of a nitro compound to the corresponding amino compound by using molecular hydrogen. A dimethylpolysilane (DMPS)-modified platinum catalyst supported on activated carbon (AC) and calcium phosphate (CP) has been developed that has remarkable activity for the selective hydrogenation of nitro compounds.
- Furiya, Yuichi,Ishitani, Haruro,Kobayashi, Shu
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- Synthesis of oxalamides by acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of ethylene glycol and amines and the reverse hydrogenation catalyzed by ruthenium
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A sustainable, new synthesis of oxalamides, by acceptorless dehydrogenative coupling of ethylene glycol with amines, generating H2, homogeneously catalyzed by a ruthenium pincer complex, is presented. The reverse hydrogenation reaction is also accomplished using the same catalyst. A plausible reaction mechanism is proposed based on stoichiometric reactions, NMR studies, X-ray crystallography as well as observation of plausible intermediates.
- Ben-David, Yehoshoa,Diskin-Posner, Yael,Milstein, David,Zhou, Quan-Quan,Zou, You-Quan
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p. 7188 - 7193
(2020/07/23)
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- What Is Hidden behind Schiff Base Hydrolysis? Dynamic Covalent Chemistry for the Precise Capture of Sialylated Glycans
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The aberrant expression of sialylated glycans (SGs) is closely associated with the occurrence, progression, and metastasis of various cancers, and sialylated glycoproteins have been widely used as clinical biomarkers for cancers. However, the identification and comprehensive analysis of SGs are exceptionally complex, which urgently need an innovative and effective method of capturing SGs from biosamples prior to MS analysis. Here, we report that a novel dynamic covalent chemistry strategy based on Schiff base hydrolysis can be applied to the precise capture of SGs. The prepared glucopyranoside-Schiff base-modified silica gel displays extraordinary enrichment selectivity (even at a ratio of 1:5000 with interference), high adsorption capacity (120 mg·g-1), and satisfying enrichment recovery (95.5%) toward sialylated glycopeptides, contributing to a highly specific, efficient, mild, and reversible SG capturing approach that can remarkably promote the development of glycoproteomics and sialic acid sensing devices and can be considerably promising in cancer biomarker discovery. Meanwhile, the facile hydrolysis characteristic of our Schiff base material completely subverts conventional knowledge of enrichment materials, the chemical stability of which is usually regarded as a prerequisite. Importantly, we find an exciting story hidden behind the Schiff base hydrolysis reaction, which demonstrates the unique advantage of dynamic covalent chemistry in glycoproteomics and biomolecule sensing.
- Xiong, Yuting,Li, Xiuling,Li, Minmin,Qin, Haijuan,Chen, Cheng,Wang, Dongdong,Wang, Xue,Zheng, Xintong,Liu, Yunhai,Liang, Xinmiao,Qing, Guangyan
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- Photoactivatable Odorants for Chemosensory Research
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The chemosensory system of any animal relies on a vast array of detectors tuned to distinct chemical cues. Odorant receptors and the ion channels of the TRP family are all uniquely expressed in olfactory tissues in a species-specific manner. Great effort has been made to characterize the molecular and pharmacological properties of these proteins. Nevertheless, most of the natural ligands are highly hydrophobic molecules that are not amenable to controlled delivery. We sought to develop photoreleasable, biologically inactive odorants that could be delivered to the target receptor or ion channel and effectively activated by a short light pulse. Chemically distinct ligands eugenol, benzaldehyde, 2-phenethylamine, ethanethiol, butane-1-thiol, and 2,2-dimethylethane-1-thiol were modified by covalently attaching the photoremovable protecting group (8-cyano-7-hydroxyquinolin-2-yl)methyl (CyHQ). The CyHQ derivatives were shown to release the active odorant upon illumination with 365 and 405 nm light. We characterized their bioactivity by measuring activation of recombinant TRPV1 and TRPA1 ion channels expressed in HEK 293 cells and the electroolfactogram (EOG) response from intact mouse olfactory epithelium (OE). Illumination with 405 nm light was sufficient to robustly activate TRP channels within milliseconds of the light pulse. Photoactivation of channels was superior to activation by conventional bath application of the ligands. Photolysis of the CyHQ-protected odorants efficiently activated an EOG response in a dose-dependent manner with kinetics similar to that evoked by the vaporized odorant amyl acetate (AAc). We conclude that CyHQ-based, photoreleasable odorants can be successfully implemented in chemosensory research.
- Gore, Sangram,Ukhanov, Kirill,Herbivo, Cyril,Asad, Naeem,Bobkov, Yuriy V.,Martens, Jeffrey R.,Dore, Timothy M.
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- Photodelivery of β-phenylethylamines
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We have developed the first photodonors for the trace amino neurotransmitters, β-phenylethylamine (DPSY1) and β-methylphenylethylamine (DPSY2). Our photodonors react rapidly with photosensitized singlet dioxygen (1O2) to yield the amines. The photodeliver
- Lee, Sumin,Yi, Seung Yeon,You, Youngmin
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- Photochemical Decarboxylative C(sp3)-X Coupling Facilitated by Weak Interaction of N-Heterocyclic Carbene
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While N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI) ester has emerged as a powerful reagent as an alkyl radical source for a variety of C-C bond formations, the corresponding C(sp3)-N bond formation is still in its infancy. We demonstrate herein transition-metal-free decarboxylative C(sp3)-X bond formation enabled by the photochemical activity of the NHPI ester-NaI-NHC complex, giving primary C(sp3)-(N)phth, secondary C(sp3)-I, or tertiary C(sp3)-(meta C)phth coupling products. The primary C(sp3)-(N)phth coupling offers convenient access to primary amines.
- Chen, Kun-Quan,Wang, Zhi-Xiang,Chen, Xiang-Yu
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- Catalytic Hydrogenation of Thioesters, Thiocarbamates, and Thioamides
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Direct hydrogenation of thioesters with H2 provides a facile and waste-free method to access alcohols and thiols. However, no report of this reaction is documented, possibly because of the incompatibility of the generated thiol with typical hydrogenation catalysts. Here, we report an efficient and selective hydrogenation of thioesters. The reaction is catalyzed by an acridine-based ruthenium complex without additives. Various thioesters were fully hydrogenated to the corresponding alcohols and thiols with excellent tolerance for amide, ester, and carboxylic acid groups. Thiocarbamates and thioamides also undergo hydrogenation under similar conditions, substantially extending the application of hydrogenation of organosulfur compounds.
- Luo, Jie,Rauch, Michael,Avram, Liat,Ben-David, Yehoshoa,Milstein, David
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p. 21628 - 21633
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- Hydrosilane-Promoted Facile Deprotection of tert-Butyl Groups in Esters, Ethers, Carbonates, and Carbamates
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Combination of PdCl2 with 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane in the presence of activated carbon was found to be an effective catalyst system for the cleavage reaction of C?O bond of O?t-Bu moieties. The present catalytic reaction offers a practical method for the deprotection of tert-butyl esters, tert-butyl ethers, O-Boc, and N-Boc derivatives under mild conditions. The addition of activated carbon in the reaction mixture was proved to be crucial for not only sustaining the catalytic activity but also trapping the palladium species after the reaction. (Figure presented.).
- Ikeda, Takuya,Zhang, Zhenzhong,Motoyama, Yukihiro
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p. 673 - 677
(2019/01/04)
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- B(C6F5)3-Catalyzed Deoxygenative Reduction of Amides to Amines with Ammonia Borane
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The first B(C6F5)3-catalyzed deoxygenative reduction of amides into the corresponding amines with readily accessible and stable ammonia borane (AB) as a reducing agent under mild reaction conditions is reported. This metal-free protocol provides facile access to a wide range of structurally diverse amine products in good to excellent yields, and various functional groups including those that are reduction-sensitive were well tolerated. This new method is also applicable to chiral amide substrates without erosion of the enantiomeric purity. The role of BF3 ? OEt2 co-catalyst in this reaction is to activate the amide carbonyl group via the in situ formation of an amide-boron adduct. (Figure presented.).
- Pan, Yixiao,Luo, Zhenli,Han, Jiahong,Xu, Xin,Chen, Changjun,Zhao, Haoqiang,Xu, Lijin,Fan, Qinghua,Xiao, Jianliang
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p. 2301 - 2308
(2019/01/30)
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- Organocatalytic Decarboxylation of Amino Acids as a Route to Bio-based Amines and Amides
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Amino acids obtained by fermentation or recovered from protein waste hydrolysates represent an excellent renewable resource for the production of bio-based chemicals. In an attempt to recycle both carbon and nitrogen, we report here on a chemocatalytic, metal-free approach for decarboxylation of amino acids, thereby providing a direct access to primary amines. In the presence of a carbonyl compound the amino acid is temporarily trapped into a Schiff base, from which the elimination of CO2 may proceed more easily. After evaluating different types of aldehydes and ketones on their activity at low catalyst loadings (≤5 mol%), isophorone was identified as powerful organocatalyst under mild conditions. After optimisation many amino acids with a neutral side chain were converted in 28–99 % yield in 2-propanol at 150 °C. When the reaction is performed in DMF, the amine is susceptible to N-formylation. This consecutive reaction is catalysed by the acidity of the amino acid reactant itself. In this way, many amino acids were efficiently transformed to the corresponding formamides in a one-pot catalytic system.
- Claes, Laurens,Janssen, Michiel,De Vos, Dirk E.
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(2019/08/26)
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- Method for preparing bio-based 2-phenylethanol
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The invention discloses a method for preparing bio-based 2-phenylethanol. Phenylalanine used as raw material undergoes a decarboxylation reaction to obtain a key intermediate phenethylamine, and the intermediate is subjected to an alkali hydrolysis reaction to obtain 2-phenylethanol. The method of the invention adopts a high-efficiency synthesis process and the cheap and easily available raw material to prepare the bio-based 2-phenylethanol only through two steps of reaction, so the conversion process is concise, and the method has a good industrial amplification prospect.
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Paragraph 0047-0049; 0064-0066
(2019/10/01)
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- The hydrogenation of mandelonitrile over a Pd/C catalyst: Towards a mechanistic understanding
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A carbon supported Pd catalyst is used in the liquid phase hydrogenation of the aromatic cyanohydrin mandelonitrile (C6H5CH(OH)CH2CN) to afford the primary amine phenethylamine (C6H5CH2CH2NH2). Employing a batch reactor, the desired primary amine is produced in 87% selectivity at reaction completion. Detection of the by-product 2-amino-1-phenylethanol (C6H5CH(OH)CH2NH2) accounts for the remaining 13% and closes the mass balance. The reaction mechanism is investigated, with a role for both hydrogenation and hydrogenolysis processes established.
- McAllister, Mairi I.,Boulho, Cédric,McMillan, Liam,Gilpin, Lauren F.,Brennan, Colin,Lennon, David
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p. 26116 - 26125
(2019/09/09)
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- Design, synthesis and evaluation of thiourea derivatives as antimicrobial and antiviral agents
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Background: The development of drug-resistant by bacteria appears rapidly and thus making the effectiveness of antibiotics severely limited. Methods: A series of thiourea derivatives was synthesized, characterized and evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activities. Results: Structures of the newly synthesized compounds were confirmed by elemental and spectral analysis. The biological results showed that some of the target compounds displayed comparable antimicrobial and antiviral activities with reference drugs. Structure-activity relationship studies revealed that the ortho-chloro or fluoro substituted phenyl at Ar1 and substituted pyridinyl at Ar2 positions of the thiourea nucleus are essential for their in vitro antimicrobial and anti-HIV activity. In particular, compounds 8 and 10 showed better activity against the tested bacteria, fungi and viral strains than other synthesized PET derivatives reported in the present study. Conclusion: These results provide an encouraging lead that could be used for the development of new potent antiviral and antimicrobial agents.
- Ravichandran, Veerasamy,Shalini, Sivadasan,Kumar, Krishnan Suresh,Rajak, Harish,Agrawal, Ram Kishore
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p. 618 - 624
(2019/06/25)
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- Ruthenium(II)-cored supramolecular organic framework-mediated recyclable visible light photoreduction of azides to amines and cascade formation of lactams
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Ru(bpy)3]2+-cored supramolecular organic framework SMOF-1, assembled from a [Ru(bpy)3]2+-derived hexaarmed molecule and cucurbit[8]uril, has been demonstrated to heterogeneously catalyze visible light-induced reduction of phenyl, benzyl, 2-phenylethyl and 3-phenylpropyl azides in acetonitrile to produce the corresponding amines in good to high yields. For the last two kinds of azides that bear a CO2Me group at the para-position of the benzene ring, cascade reactions take place to generate the corresponding lactams in high yields. Compared with homogeneous control [Ru(bpy)3]Cl2, SMOF-1 exhibits remarkably increased photocatalysis activity as a result of synergistic effect of the [Ru(bpy)3]2+ units that form cubic cages to host the azide molecules and related intermediates. Moreover, SMOF-1 displays high recyclability and considerable photocatalysis activity after 3 to 12 runs.
- Wu, Yi-Peng,Yan, Meng,Gao, Zhong-Zheng,Hou, Jun-Li,Wang, Hui,Zhang, Dan-Wei,Zhang, Junliang,Li, Zhan-Ting
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p. 1383 - 1386
(2019/05/06)
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- Deacetylative Amination of Acetyl Arenes and Alkanes with C-C Bond Cleavage
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The Br?nsted acid-catalyzed synthesis of primary amines from acetyl arenes and alkanes with C-C bond cleavage is described. Although the conversion from an acetyl group to amine has traditionally required multiple steps, the method described herein, which uses an oxime reagent as an amino group source, achieves the transformation directly via domino transoximation/Beckmann rearrangement/Pinner reaction. The method was also applied to the synthesis of γ-aminobutyric acids, such as baclophen and rolipram.
- Hyodo, Kengo,Hasegawa, Genna,Maki, Hiroya,Uchida, Kingo
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p. 2818 - 2822
(2019/04/25)
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- Manganese catalyzed hydrogenation of carbamates and urea derivatives
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We report the hydrogenation of carbamates and urea derivatives, two of the most challenging carbonyl compounds to be hydrogenated, catalyzed for the first time by a complex of an earth-abundant metal. The hydrogenation reaction of these CO2-derived compounds, catalyzed by a manganese pincer complex, yields methanol in addition to amine and alcohol, which makes this methodology a sustainable alternative route for the conversion of CO2 to methanol, involving a base-metal catalyst. Moreover, the hydrogenation proceeds under mild pressure (20 bar). Our observations support a hydrogenation mechanism involving the Mn-H complex. A plausible catalytic cycle is proposed based on informative mechanistic experiments.
- Das, Uttam Kumar,Kumar, Amit,Ben-David, Yehoshoa,Iron, Mark A.,Milstein, David
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p. 12962 - 12966
(2019/08/26)
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- Metal-free nitrogen -doped carbon nanosheets: A catalyst for the direct synthesis of imines under mild conditions
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Herein, a highly stable, porous, multifunctional and metal-free catalyst was developed, which exhibited significant catalytic performance in the oxidation of amines and transfer hydrogenation of nitriles under mild conditions; this could be attributed to the presence of numerous active sites and their outstanding BET surface area. The obtained results showed that most of the yields of imines exceeded 90%, and the cycling performance of the catalyst could be at least seven runs without any decay in the reaction activity, which could be comparable to those of metal catalysts. Subsequently, a kinetic study has demonstrated that the apparent activation energy for the direct synthesis of imines from amines is 67.39 kJ mol-1, which has been performed to testify that the catalytic performances are rational. Via catalyst characterizations and experimental data, graphitic-N has been proven to be the active site of the catalyst. Hence, this study is beneficial to comprehend the mechanism of action of a metal-free N-doped carbon catalyst in the formation of imines.
- Wang, Kaizhi,Jiang, Pengbo,Yang, Ming,Ma, Ping,Qin, Jiaheng,Huang, Xiaokang,Ma, Lei,Li, Rong
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p. 2448 - 2461
(2019/05/17)
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- Method for preparing substituted primary aliphatic amine
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The invention belongs to the fields of medicinal and natural compound chemical intermediates and related chemical technologies, and relates to a preparation method of substituted primary amine. The method adopts benzonitrile and its derivative as raw materials, takes nanoporous palladium as a catalyst, takes hydrogen as a hydrogen source, and performs selective hydrogenation to prepare the substituted primary amine. The molar concentration of benzonitrile and its derivative in a solvent is 0.01-2 mmol/mL, and the molar ratio of benzonitrile and its derivative to the catalyst is 1:0.01-1:0.5; the size pore skeleton of the nanoporous palladium is 1 nm to 50 nm; and the pressure of hydrogen gas is 0.1 to 20.0 MPa. The method has the beneficial effects that the obtained product has high selectivity, the reaction condition is very mild, no additives is needed, the operation and the post-treatment are simple, the catalyst reproducibility is good, the multi-time catalytic effect with repeateduse is not significantly reduced, and the method provides possibility for industrialization.
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- A ppm level Rh-based composite as an ecofriendly catalyst for transfer hydrogenation of nitriles: Triple guarantee of selectivity for primary amines
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Hydrogenation of nitriles to afford amines under mild conditions is a challenging task with an inexpensive heterogeneous catalyst, and it is even more difficult to obtain primary amines selectively because of the accompanying self-coupling side reactions. An efficient catalytic system was designed as Fe3O4@nSiO2-NH2-RhCu@mSiO2 to prepare primary amines through the transfer hydrogenation of nitrile compounds with economical HCOOH as the hydrogen donor. The loading of rhodium in the catalyst could be at the ppm level, and the TOF reaches 6803 h-1 for Rh. This catalytic system has a wide substrate range including some nitriles that could not proceed in the previous literature. The experimental results demonstrate that the excellent selectivity for primary amines is guaranteed by three tactics, which are the strong active site, the inhibition of side products by the hydrogen source and the special pore structure of the catalyst. In addition, the catalyst could be reused ten times without activity loss through convenient magnetic recovery.
- Liu, Lei,Li, Jifan,Ai, Yongjian,Liu, Yuhong,Xiong, Jialiang,Wang, Hongdong,Qiao, Yijun,Liu, Wenrui,Tan, Shanchao,Feng, Shaofei,Wang, Kunpeng,Sun, Hongbin,Liang, Qionglin
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p. 1390 - 1395
(2019/03/26)
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- Facile synthesis of supported Ru-Triphos catalysts for continuous flow application in selective nitrile reduction
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The selective catalytic hydrogenation of nitriles represents an important but challenging transformation for many homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts. Herein, we report the efficient and modular solid-phase synthesis of immobilized Triphos-type ligands in very high yields, involving only minimal work-up procedures. The corresponding supported ruthenium-Triphos catalysts are tested in the hydrogenation of various nitriles. Under mild conditions and without the requirement of additives, the tunable supported catalyst library provides selective access to both primary amines and secondary imines. Moreover, the first application of a Triphos-type catalyst in a continuous flow process is presented demonstrating high catalyst life-time over at least 195 hours without significant activity loss.
- Konrath, Robert,Heutz, Frank J.L.,Steinfeldt, Norbert,Rockstroh, Nils,Kamer, Paul C.J.
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p. 8195 - 8201
(2019/09/19)
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- Nitrogen-Doped Carbon-Supported Nickel Nanoparticles: A Robust Catalyst to Bridge the Hydrogenation of Nitriles and the Reductive Amination of Carbonyl Compounds for the Synthesis of Primary Amines
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An efficient method was developed for the synthesis of primary amines either from the hydrogenation of nitriles or reductive amination of carbonyl compounds. The reactions were catalyzed by nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon (MC)-supported nickel nanoparticles (abbreviated as MC/Ni). The MC/Ni catalyst demonstrated high catalytic activity for the hydrogenation of nitriles into primary amines in high yields (81.9–99 %) under mild reaction conditions (80 °C and 2.5 bar H2). The MC/Ni catalyst also promoted the reductive amination of carbonyl compounds for the synthesis of primary amines at 80 °C and 1 bar H2. The hydrogenation of nitriles and the reductive amination proceeded through the same intermediates for the generation of the primary amines. To the best of our knowledge, no other heterogeneous non-noble metal catalysts have been reported for the synthesis of primary amines under mild conditions, both from the hydrogenation of nitriles and reductive amination.
- Zhang, Yangmin,Yang, Hanmin,Chi, Quan,Zhang, Zehui
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p. 1246 - 1255
(2019/03/07)
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- Method for selectively catalyzing hydrogenolysis of aryl group C-Br bond using nano porous metal
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The invention belongs to the fields of pharmaceutical chemical intermediate and related chemistry, and provides a method for selectively catalyzing the hydrogenolysis of an aryl group C-Br bond usingnano porous metal. The method comprises the steps that (1), a bromine-substituted aromatic compound, a nano porous metal catalyst, alkali and a solvent are added to a reaction kettle, hydrogen is added, and heating and stirring are conducted; (2), reaction liquid obtained in step (1) is added to water after reaction is completed, extracting is conducted, and a solvent is removed by vacuum distillation to obtained a target product debromination aromatic compound. Compared with the prior art, the nano porous metal catalyst is taken as a catalyst, the catalyst can be conveniently recycled, the catalyst can be reused after simple filtering and cleaning, the catalyst has a stable structure and high catalytic activity, the catalytic activity is not significantly reduced after being reused for multiple times, and the possibility of industrialization of the catalyst is achieved.
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- REAGENTS FOR REVERSIBLY PROTECTING BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES
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The present invention concerns reagents for the reversible protection of biological molecules. It relates in particular to compounds derived from azaisatoic anhydride and their uses for the protection of biological molecules, particularly enzymes, in order to block their activity. The invention also relates to the biological molecules protected in this manner and to the methods for making use of these reagents.
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(2019/12/31)
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- Visible-light-driven Efficient Photocatalytic Reduction of Organic Azides to Amines over CdS Sheet–rGO Nanocomposite
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CdS sheet–rGO nanocomposite as a heterogeneous photocatalyst enables visible-light-induced photocatalytic reduction of aromatic, heteroaromatic, aliphatic and sulfonyl azides to the corresponding amines using hydrazine hydrate as a reductant. The reaction shows excellent conversion and chemoselectivity towards the formation of the amine without self-photoactivated azo compounds. In the adopted strategy, CdS not only accelerates the formation of nitrene through photoactivation of azide but also enhances the decomposition of azide to a certain extent, which entirely suppressed formation of the azo compound. The developed CdS sheet-rGO nanocomposite catalyst is very active, providing excellent results under irradiation with a 40 W simple household CFL lamp.
- Singha, Krishnadipti,Mondal, Aniruddha,Ghosh, Subhash Chandra,Panda, Asit Baran
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p. 255 - 260
(2018/01/15)
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- Cobalt complex, preparation method thereof, and application thereof in selective catalysis of transfer hydrogenation reaction of cyano group
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The invention discloses a cobalt complex, a preparation method thereof, and an application thereof in the selective catalysis of a transfer hydrogenation reaction of a cyano group. The structural formula of the cobalt complex is represented by formula I. The cobalt complex is prepared through a reaction of a cobalt salt and an NNP ligand or a PNP ligand under the protection of an inert atmosphere;and the chemical formula of the cobalt salt is CoX12, wherein X1 represents halogen, a sulfate radical, a perchlorate radical, a hexafluorophosphate radical, a hexafluoroantimonate radical, a tetrafluoroborate radical, a trifluoromethanesulfonate radical or a tetra(pentafluorophenyl)borate radical. The cobalt complex can be used in the selective catalysis of the transfer hydrogenation reaction ofthe cyano group to obtain a primary amine compound, a secondary amine compound and a tertiary amine compound, the primary amine compound, the secondary amine compound and the tertiary amine compoundare important intermediates in a series of subsequent functionalizing reactions, and the cobalt complex has a very high catalysis activity, and has great research values and a great application prospect.
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Paragraph 0157-0159; 0162
(2018/05/07)
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- Corresponding amine nitrile and method of manufacturing thereof
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The invention relates to a manufacturing method of nitrile. Compared with the prior art, the manufacturing method has the characteristics of significantly reduced using amount of an ammonia source, low environmental pressure, low energy consumption, low production cost, high purity and yield of a nitrile product and the like, and nitrile with a more complex structure can be obtained. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing corresponding amine from nitrile.
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- Application of Silicon-Initiated Water Splitting for the Reduction of Organic Substrates
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The use of water as a donor for hydrogen suitable for the reduction of several important classes of organic compounds is described. It is found that the reductive water splitting can be promoted by several metalloids among which silicon shows the best efficiency. The developed methodologies were applied for the reduction of nitro compounds, N-oxides, sulfoxides, alkenes, alkynes, hydrodehalogenation as well as for the gram-scale synthesis of several substrates of industrial importance.
- Gevorgyan, Ashot,Mkrtchyan, Satenik,Grigoryan, Tatevik,Iaroshenko, Viktor O.
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p. 375 - 382
(2018/06/04)
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- Direct Primary Amination of Alkylmetals with NH-Oxaziridine
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A method for the primary electrophilic amination of primary, secondary, and tertiary organometallic substrates from a bench-stable NH-oxaziridine reagent is described. This facile and highly chemoselective transformation occurs at ambient temperature and without transition metal catalysts or purification by column chromatography to provide alkylamine products in a single step. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that, despite the basicity of alkylmetals, the direct NH-transfer pathway is favored over proton and O-transfer.
- Behnke, Nicole Erin,Kielawa, Russell,Kwon, Doo-Hyun,Ess, Daniel H.,Kürti, László
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p. 8064 - 8068
(2019/01/04)
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- Chemoselective Synthesis of Amines from Ammonium Hydroxide and Hydroxylamine in Continuous Flow
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The chemoselective amination of alkyl bromides and chlorides with aqueous ammonia and hydroxylamine was achieved in continuous flow to produce primary ammonium salts and hydroxylamines in high yields. An in-line workup was designed to isolate the corresponding primary amine, which was also telescoped in further reactions, such as acylation and Paal-Knorr pyrrole synthesis. Monosubstituted epoxides are also compatible with the reaction conditions.
- Audubert, Clément,Bouchard, Alexanne,Mathieu, Gary,Lebel, Hélène
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p. 14203 - 14209
(2019/01/21)
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- Selective synthesis of mono- and di-methylated amines using methanol and sodium azide as C1 and N1 sources
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A Ru(ii) complex mediated synthesis of various N,N-dimethyl and N-monomethyl amines from organic azides using methanol as a methylating agent is reported. This methodology was successfully applied for a one-pot reaction of bromide derivatives and sodium azide in methanol. Notably, by controlling the reaction time several N-monomethylated and N,N-dimethylated amines were synthesized selectively. The practical applicability of this tandem process was revealed by preparative scale reactions with different organic azides and synthesis of an anti-vertigo drug betahistine. Several kinetic experiments and DFT studies were carried out to understand the mechanism of this transformation.
- Chakrabarti, Kaushik,Mishra, Anju,Panja, Dibyajyoti,Paul, Bhaskar,Kundu, Sabuj
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p. 3339 - 3345
(2018/07/29)
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- Chemoselective hydrogenation of nitriles to primary amines catalyzed by water-soluble transition metal catalysts
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The water-soluble rhodium complex generated in situ from [Rh (COD)Cl]2 in aqueous ammonia has been revealed as a highly efficient catalyst for the hydrogenation of aromatic nitriles, to primary amines with excellent yields. The catalyst is also highly selective towards primary amines in the case of sterically hindered aliphatic nitriles. The catalytic system can also be recycled and re-used with no significant loss of activity.
- Nait Ajjou, Abdelaziz,Robichaud, André
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- Chemo-selective reduction of nitro and nitrile compounds using Ni nanoparticles immobilized on hyperbranched polymer-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles
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The nitro and nitrile groups in aromatic and aliphatic compounds containing various reducible substituents such as carboxylic acid, ketone, aldehyde and halogen are selectively reduced to the corresponding amines in water as a green solvent with excellent yields by employing NaBH4 in the presence of Fe3O4@PAMAM/Ni(0)-b-PEG nanocatalyst. The morphology and structural features of the catalyst were characterized using various microscopic and spectroscopic techniques. The designed catalyst system because of it being covered with hydrophilic polymers is soluble in a wide range of solvents (e.g. water and ethanol) and suitable for immobilizing and stabilizing Ni nanoparticles in aqueous mediums. In addition, the catalyst can be easily recovered from a reaction mixture by applying an external magnetic field and can be reused up to six runs without significant loss of activity.
- Tabatabaei Rezaei, Seyed Jamal,Mashhadi Malekzadeh, Asemeh,Poulaei, Sima,Ramazani, Ali,Khorramabadi, Hossein
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- Synthesis of cobalt nanoparticles by pyrolysis of Vitamin B12: A non-noble-metal catalyst for efficient hydrogenation of nitriles
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A facile preparation of vitamin B12-derived carbonaceous cobalt particles supported on ceria is reported. The resulting composite material is obtained upon wet impregnation of ceria with natural cyanocobalamin and consecutive pyrolysis under inert conditions. The novel catalyst shows good to excellent performance in the industrially relevant heterogeneous hydrogenation of nitriles to the corresponding primary amines.
- Ferraccioli, Raffaella,Borovika, Diana,Surkus, Annette-Enrica,Kreyenschulte, Carsten,Topf, Christoph,Beller, Matthias
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p. 499 - 507
(2018/02/07)
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