- Synthesis and physical properties of poly(urethane)s using vicinal diols derived from acrylate and styrene monomers
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We describe the utilization of four kinds of diol derivatives, representing structural similarity to the well-known and commercially available vinyl monomers such as acrylate, acrylamide, styrene, and N-substituted maleimide. The vinyl monomers are readily converted by dihydroxylation reaction to afford the vicinal diol. The synthesis of poly(urethane)s was performed by the reaction of the vicinal diol with two model diisocyanates, including methylene diphenyl isocyanate (MDI) and hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) in the presence of dibutyltin dilaurate to form a series of poly(urethane)s, and the effect of vicinal diol containing a side chain inherited from vinyl monomers on their thermal and mechanical properties was investigated using thermogravimetric analysis, differential scanning calorimetry, and tensile test.
- Akbulut, Huseyin,Yoshida, Yoshiaki,Yamada, Shuhei,Endo, Takeshi
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- (N-Salicylidene)aniline derived schiff base complexes of methyltrioxorhenium(VII): Ligand influence and catalytic performance
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Methyltrioxorhenium(VII) (MTO) readily forms 1:1 adducts with several N-(salicylidene)aniline derived Schiff bases. If the aromatic rings of the N-(salicylidene)aniline ligands display non-donating or electron withdrawing substituent groups, the resulting MTO adducts show good activities in olefin epoxidations. However, steric effects seem to play a major role, leading often to instable o- and m-Schiff base-MTO adducts, while p-substituted Schiff bases usually lead to more stable adducts. In catalysis, electron-withdrawing substituents on the aniline moiety lead to better catalysts than electron donating ones. The gap between good catalysts and instable or non-existing compounds, however, is small. The general tendency, however, that good donors on the Schiff base Iigands lead to shorter Re - O(Schiff base) bridges and lower catalytic activity, while the opposite is true with acceptor ligands on the Schiff bases, seems to be quite clear.
- Zhou, Ming-Dong,Yu, Yang,Canape, Alejandro,Jain, Kavita R.,Herdtweck, Eberhardt,Li, Xiao-Rong,Li, Jun,Zang, Shu-Liang,Kuehn, Fritz E.
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- Catalytic oxygen atom transfer promoted by tethered Mo(VI) dioxido complexes onto silica-coated magnetic nanoparticles
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The preparation of three novel active and stable magnetic nanocatalysts for the selective liquid-phase oxidation of several olefins, has been reported. The heterogeneous systems are based on the coordination of cis-MoO2 moiety onto three different SCMNP@Si-(L1-L3) magnetically active supports, functionalized with silylated acylpyrazolonate ligands L1, L2 and L3. Nanocatalysts thoroughly characterized by ATR-IR spectroscopy, TGA and ICP-MS analyses, showed excellent catalytic performances in the oxidation of conjugated or unconjugated olefins either in organic or in aqueous solvents. The good magnetic properties of these catalytic systems allow their easy recyclability, from the reaction mixture, and reuse over five runs without significant decrease in the activity, either in organic or water solvent, demonstrating their versatility and robustness.
- Colaiezzi, Roberta,Crucianelli, Marcello,Di Giuseppe, Andrea,Ferella, Francesco,Lazzarini, Andrea,Paolucci, Valentina
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- Enhancing the Catalytic Performance of Group I, II Metal Halides in the Cycloaddition of CO2to Epoxides under Atmospheric Conditions by Cooperation with Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Highly Nucleophilic Aminopyridines: Experimental and Theoretical Study
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Compared to metal-organic complexes and transition-metal halides, group I metal halides are attractive catalysts for the crucial cycloaddition reaction of CO2to epoxides as they are ubiquitously available and inexpensive, have a low molecular weight, and are not based on (potentially) endangered metals, especially for the case of sodium and potassium. Nevertheless, given their low intrinsic catalytic efficiency, they require the assistance of additional catalytic moieties. In this work, we show that by exploiting the high nucleophilicity of opportunely designed aminopyridines, catalytic systems based on alkaline metals can be formed, which allow the cycloaddition of CO2to epoxides to proceed under atmospheric pressure at moderate temperatures. Importantly, the aminopyridine nucleophiles can be applied in their heterogenized form, leading to a recyclable catalytic system. An investigation of the reaction mechanism by density functional theory calculations shows that metal halide complexes and nucleophilic pyridines can work as a dual cooperative catalytic system where the use of aminopyridines leads to lower energy barriers for the opening of the epoxide ring, and halide-adducts are involved in the subsequent steps of CO2insertion and ring closure.
- Natongchai, Wuttichai,Posada-Pérez, Sergio,Phungpanya, Chalida,Luque-Urrutia, Jesús Antonio,Solà, Miquel,D'Elia, Valerio,Poater, Albert
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p. 2873 - 2886
(2022/02/10)
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- Self-assembly of reverse micelle nanoreactors by zwitterionic polyoxometalate-based surfactants for high selective production of β?hydroxyl peroxides
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Surfactants with polyoxometalates (POMs) as polar head groups have shown fascinating self-assembly behaviors and various functional applications. However, self-assembly them into reverse micelles is still challenging owing to the large molecular size and intermolecular strong electrostatic repulsions of POM heads. In this work, a zwitterionic POM-based surfactant was synthesized by covalently grafting two cationic long alkyl tails onto the lacunary site of [PW11O39]7?. With decreased electrostatic repulsions and increased hydrophobic effect, the POM-based reverse micelles with an average diameter of 5 nm were obtained. Interestingly, when these reverse micelles were applied for catalyzing the oxidation of styrene, an unprecedented β?hydroxyl peroxide compound of 2?hydroxyl-2-phenylethan-1?tert-butylperoxide was produced in high selectivity of 95.2%. In comparison, the cetyltrimethylammonium electrostatically encapsulated POMs mainly generated the epoxides or 1,2-diols. A free radical mechanism was proposed for the oxidation reaction catalyzed by the zwitterionic POM surfactants.
- An, Sai,Chang, Wen,Hu, Guicong,Qi, Bo,Song, Yu-Fei
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- Biomimetic Oxidative Bromination by cis-Dioxidotungsten(VI) Complexes of Salan Type N,N’-Capped Linear Tetradentate Amino Bisphenol
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Reaction of [WVIO2(acac)2] (Hacac=acetylacetone) with salan-type dibasic tetradentate ONNO donor Mannich bases derived from ethylenediamine, formaldehyde and 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol (H2L1), 2-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (H2L2), 2,4-dimethylphenol (H2L3) and 2,4-dichlorophenol (H2L4) in a 1 : 1 ([WVIO2(acac)2] : H2L) molar ratio in refluxing MeOH gave the corresponding cis-dioxidotungsten(VI) complexes [WVIO2L1] (1), [WVIO2L2] (2), [WVIO2L3] (3) and [WVIO2L4] (4), respectively. Characterization by elemental analysis, various spectroscopic (FT-IR, UV-vis, 1H and 13C NMR) studies, DFT calculations and single-crystal X-ray analysis of 2 and 3 suggest six-coordinated octahedral α-cis (symmetric) isomeric form of the complexes where ligands coordinate through the two phenolate oxygen and two amine nitrogen atoms (in a cis-α type symmetric binding mode) with one of the N atoms of the ligand and one of the terminal O atoms of the cis-WO2 group in the axial position. These complexes are potential catalyst precursors for the oxidative bromination of thymol and styrene. Thymol upon bromination gave three products, namely, 2-bromothymol, 4-bromothymol, and 2,4-dibromothymol; later one being the major product. Oxidative bromination of styrene resulted in 2-bromo-1-phenylethanol and 1-phenylethane-1,2-diol; the later one is the result of nucleophilic attack of water on the α as well as β carbons both of the initially formed 1,2-dibromo-1-phenylethane.
- Maurya, Mannar R.,Maurya, Shailendra K.,Kumar, Naveen,Gupta, Puneet
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p. 2724 - 2738
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- Substituent effects in dioxovanadium(V) schiff-base complexes: Tuning the outcomes of oxidation reactions
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Dioxovanadium(V) salicylaldehyde semicarbazone complexes with substituents on the ligand that span the range of electron donating (methoxy) to electron withdrawing (nitro) have been synthesized and characterized by NMR, IR, CV and EPR. The reactivity of these complexes toward the oxidation of styrene (as compared to the proteo complex and vanadyl acetylacetonate) has been studied in the presence of two different oxidants (hydrogen peroxide and tert-butyl hydrogen peroxide, TBHP). The complexes have been shown to exhibit different selectivity towards epoxidation versus oxidative cleavage based on the substitution of the ligand and the oxidant chosen. Epoxidation is favored with the methoxy substituted complex in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, while oxidative cleavage is the preferred reaction pathway for the nitro substituted complex with hydrogen peroxide. Conversions for these reaction are comparable to similar catalysts but with improved selectivity.
- McCaffrey, Vanessa P.,Conover, Olivia Q.,Bernard, Michael A.,Yarranton, Jonathan T.,Lessnau, Nicholas R.,Hempfling, Jordan P.
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- Photo-Induced Dihydroxylation of Alkenes with Diacetyl, Oxygen, and Water
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Herein reported is a photo-induced production of vicinal diols from alkenes under mild reaction conditions. The present dihydroxylation method using diacetyl (= butane-2,3-dione), oxygen, and water dispenses with toxic reagents and intractable waste generation.
- Masuda, Yusuke,Ikeshita, Daichi,Murakami, Masahiro
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- Evaluation of gem-Diacetates as Alternative Reagents for Enzymatic Regio-and Stereoselective Acylation of Alcohols
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Geminal diacetates have been used as sustainable acyl donors for enzymatic acylation of chiral and nonchiral alcohols. Especially, it was revealed that geminal diacetates showed higher reactivity than vinyl acetate for hydrolases that are sensitive to acetaldehyde. Under optimized conditions for enzymatic acylation, several synthetically relevant saturated and unsaturated acetates of various primary alcohols were obtained in very high yields up to 98% without E/Z isomerization of the double bond. Subsequently, the acyl donor was recreated from the resulting aldehyde and reused constantly in acylation. Therefore, the developed process is characterized by high atomic efficiency. Moreover, it was shown that acylation using geminal diacetates resulted in remarkable regioselectivity by discriminating among the primary and secondary hydroxyl groups in 1-phenyl-1,3-propanediol providing exclusively 3-acetoxy-1-phenyl-propan-1-ol in good yield. Further, enzymatic kinetic resolution (EKR) and chemoenzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) protocols were developed using geminal diacetate as an acylating agent, resulting in chiral acetates in high yields up to 94% with enantiomeric excesses exceeding 99%.
- Koszelewski, Dominik,Brodzka, Anna,Madej, Arleta,Trzepizur, Damian,Ostaszewski, Ryszard
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- Sterically controlling 2-carboxylated imidazolium salts for one-step efficient hydration of epoxides into 1,2-diols
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In order to overcome the disadvantages of excessive water and many byproducts in the conventional process of epoxide hydration into 1,2-diols, 2-carboxylated imidazolium salts were first adopted as efficient catalysts for one-step hydration of epoxides into 1,2-diols. By regulating the cation chain lengths, different steric structures of 2-carboxylated imidazolium salts with chain lengths from C1 to C4 were prepared. The salt with the shortest substituent chain (DMIC) exhibited better thermal stability and catalytic performance for hydration, achieving nearly 100% ethylene oxide (EO) conversion and 100% ethylene glycol (EG) selectivity at 120 °C, 0.5 h with just 5 times molar ratio of H2O to EO. Such a tendency is further confirmed and explained by both XPS analysis and DFT calculations. Compared with other salts with longer chains, DMIC has stronger interaction of CO2?anions and imidazolium cations, exhibiting a lower tendency to release CO2?and form HO-CO2?, which can nucleophilically attack and synergistically activate ring-opening of epoxides with imidazolium cations. The strong huge sterically dynamic structure ring-opening transition state slows down the side reaction, and both cations and anions stabilized the transition state imidazolium-EG-HO-CO2?, both of which could avoid excessive hydration into byproducts, explaining the high 1,2-diol yield. Based on this, the cation-anion synergistic mechanism is then proposed.
- Cheng, Weiguo,Dong, Li,Fu, Mengqian,Su, Qian,Tan, Xin,Yao, Xiaoqian,Ying, Ting,Zhang, Suojiang
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- Hydrogen-Catalyzed Acid Transformation for the Hydration of Alkenes and Epoxy Alkanes over Co-N Frustrated Lewis Pair Surfaces
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Hydrogen (H2) is widely used as a reductant for many hydrogenation reactions; however, it has not been recognized as a catalyst for the acid transformation of active sites on solid surface. Here, we report the H2-promoted hydration of alkenes (such as styrenes and cyclic alkenes) and epoxy alkanes over single-atom Co-dispersed nitrogen-doped carbon (Co-NC) via a transformation mechanism of acid-base sites. Specifically, the specific catalytic activity and selectivity of Co-NC are superior to those of classical solid acids (acidic zeolites and resins) per micromole of acid, whereas the hydration catalysis does not take place under a nitrogen atmosphere. Detailed investigations indicate that H2 can be heterolyzed on the Co-N bond to form Hδ-Co-N-Hδ+ and then be converted into OHδ-Co-N-Hδ+ accompanied by H2 generation via a H2O-mediated path, which significantly reduces the activation energy for hydration reactions. This work not only provides a novel catalytic method for hydration reactions but also removes the conceptual barriers between hydrogenation and acid catalysis.
- Deng, Qiang,Deng, Shuguang,Gao, Ruijie,Li, Xiang,Tsang, Shik Chi Edman,Wang, Jun,Zeng, Zheling,Zou, Ji-Jun
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p. 21294 - 21301
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- An Amphiphilic (salen)Co Complex – Utilizing Hydrophobic Interactions to Enhance the Efficiency of a Cooperative Catalyst
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An amphiphilic (salen)Co(III) complex is presented that accelerates the hydrolytic kinetic resolution (HKR) of epoxides almost 10 times faster than catalysts from commercially available sources. This was achieved by introducing hydrophobic chains that increase the rate of reaction in one of two ways – by enhancing cooperativity under homogeneous conditions, and increasing the interfacial area under biphasic reaction conditions. While numerous strategies have been employed to increase the efficiency of cooperative catalysts, the utilization of hydrophobic interactions is scarce. With the recent upsurge in green chemistry methods that conduct reactions ‘on water’ and at the oil-water interface, the introduction of hydrophobic interactions has potential to become a general strategy for enhancing the catalytic efficiency of cooperative catalytic systems. (Figure presented.).
- Solís-Mu?ana, Pablo,Salam, Joanne,Ren, Chloe Z.-J.,Carr, Bronte,Whitten, Andrew E.,Warr, Gregory G.,Chen, Jack L.-Y.
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- KB3H8: An environment-friendly reagent for the selective reduction of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols
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Selective reduction of aldehydes and ketones to their corresponding alcohols with KB3H8, an air- and moisture-stable, nontoxic, and easy-to-handle reagent, in water and THF has been explored under an air atmosphere for the first time. Control experiments illustrated the good selectivity of KB3H8 over NaBH4 for the reduction of 4-acetylbenzaldehyde and aromatic keto esters. This journal is
- Li, Xinying,Mi, Tongge,Guo, Wenjing,Ruan, Zhongrui,Guo, Yu,Ma, Yan-Na,Chen, Xuenian
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- Well-defined Cp*Co(III)-catalyzed Hydrogenation of Carbonates and Polycarbonates
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We herein report the catalytic hydrogenation of carbonates and polycarbonates into their corresponding diols/alcohols using well-defined, air-stable, high-valent cobalt complexes. Several novel Cp*Co(III) complexes bearing N,O-chelation were isolated for the first time and structurally characterized by various spectroscopic techniques including single crystal X-ray crystallography. These novel Co(III) complexes have shown excellent catalytic activity to produce value added diols/alcohols from carbonate and polycarbonates through hydrogenation using molecular hydrogen as sole reductant or iPrOH as transfer hydrogenation source. To demonstrate the developed methodology's practical applicability, we have recycled the bisphenol A monomer from compact disc (CD) through hydrogenation under the established reaction conditions using phosphine-free, earth-abundant, air- and moisture-stable high-valent cobalt catalysts.
- Dahiya, Pardeep,Gangwar, Manoj Kumar,Sundararaju, Basker
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- Oxoammonium Salt-Mediated Regioselective Vicinal Dioxidation of Alkenes: Relying on Transient and Persistent Nitroxides
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A novel, easy-to-handle, and regioselective vicinal dioxidation of alkenes under transition metal and organic peroxide free conditions has been developed. This approach uses N-hydroxyphthalimide and its analogues as the transient nitroxyl-radical precursors and 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxoammonium tetrafluoroborate (TEMPO+BF4-) as the oxidant as well as the source of persistent nitroxide. By employing this method, multifarious structurally important dioxidation products were efficiently synthesized from simple alkenes and complex bioactive molecule derivatives.
- Chen, Fei,Ge, Ming-Jing,Liu, Shi-Yu,Wu, Lu-Yan,Yang, Hao,Yang, Qing-Yun,Zheng, Yang,Zhu, Xin-Yue
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- Reaction pathways and deactivation mechanisms of isostructural Cr and Fe MIL-101 during liquid-phase styrene oxidation by hydrogen peroxide
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Isostructural Cr and Fe nanoporous MIL-101, synthesized without mineralizing agents, are investigated for styrene oxidation utilizing aqueous hydrogen peroxide to yield valuable oxygenates for chemical synthesis applications. Styrene conversion rates and oxygenate product distributions both depend on metal identity, as MIL-101(Fe) is more reactive for total styrene oxidation and is more pathway selective, preferring aldehyde (benzaldehyde) formation at the α-carbon to the aromatic ring, where MIL-101(Cr) sustains epoxide (styrene oxide) production at the same α-carbon. These pathways often involve hydrogen peroxide derived radical intermediates (O, -HOO, -HO-) and metallocycle transition states. We postulate that the higher reactivity of one of these surface intermediates, Fe(iv)O relative to Cr(iv)O, leads to higher styrene oxidation rates for MIL-101(Fe), while higher electrophilicity of Cr(iii)-OOH intermediates translates to the higher styrene oxide selectivity observed for MIL-101(Cr). Secondary styrene oxide and benzaldehyde conversions are observed over both analogs, but the former is more prevalent over MIL-101(Fe) due to higher Lewis/Br?nsted acid site density and strength compared to MIL-101(Cr). Recyclability experiments combined with characterization via XRD, SEM/EDXS, and FT-IR and UV-vis spectroscopies show that the nature of MIL-101(Fe) sites does not change significantly with each cycle, whereas MIL-101(Cr) suffers from metal leaching, which impacts styrene conversion rates and product distribution. Both catalysts require active site regeneration, though MIL-101(Fe) sites are more susceptible to reactivation, even under mild conditions. Finally, examination of styrene conversion for three unique synthesized phases of MIL-101(Cr) rationalizes that nodal defects are largely responsible for observed reactivity and selectivity but predispose the framework to metal leaching as a predominant deactivation mechanism.
- Sarazen, Michele L.,Yang, Rachel A.
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- Evaluation of the protolytic equilibria and catalytic activity of sugar-based Schiff base ligands with VO2+ and MoO22+ cations in sulfoxidation and epoxidation reactions
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Based on the two anomeric methyl 3-amino-2,3-dideoxy-D-arabino-hexopyranosides ten new sugar-modified Schiff base ligands have been synthesized after monocondensation reaction with five o-hydroxyaromatic aldehydes, i.e. salicylaldehyde and its five para-s
- Chylewska, Agnieszka,D?browska, Aleksandra,Karman, Marta,Madejska, Katarzyna,Romanowski, Grzegorz
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- An investigation of two copper(ii) complexes with a triazole derivative as a ligand: magnetic and catalytic properties
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Two new copper(ii) complexes [Cu2(L)2(OAc)2(H2O)2] (1) (L = 3-methyl-5-pyridin-2-yl-1,2,4-triazole) and [CuL2] (2) were prerared and thoroughly studied. The complexes are able to selectivel
- Doroshchuk, Roman O.,Gumienna-Kontecka, Elzbieta,Khomenko, Dmytro M.,Lampeka, Rostyslav D.,Martins, Luísa M. D. R. S.,Novitchi, Ghénadie,Petrenko, Yuliia P.,Piasta, Karolina,Shova, Sergiu,Toporivska, Yuliya
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- Liquid-phase oxidation of olefins with rare hydronium ion salt of dinuclear dioxido-vanadium(V) complexes and comparative catalytic studies with analogous copper complexes
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Homogeneous liquid-phase oxidation of a number of aromatic and aliphatic olefins was examined using dinuclear anionic vanadium dioxido complexes [(VO2)2(salLH)]? (1) and [(VO2)2(NsalLH)]? (2) and dinuclear copper complexes [(CuCl)2(salLH)]? (3) and [(CuCl)2(NsalLH)]? (4) (reaction of carbohydrazide with salicylaldehyde and 4-diethylamino salicylaldehyde afforded Schiff-base ligands [salLH4] and [NsalLH4], respectively). Anionic vanadium and copper complexes 1, 2, 3, and 4 were isolated in the form of their hydronium ion salt, which is rare. The molecular structure of the hydronium ion salt of anionic dinuclear vanadium dioxido complex [(VO2)2(salLH)]? (1) was established through single-crystal X-ray analysis. The chemical and structural properties were studied using Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis), 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). In the presence of hydrogen peroxide, both dinuclear vanadium dioxido complexes were applied for the oxidation of a series of aromatic and aliphatic alkenes. High catalytic activity and efficiency were achieved using catalysts 1 and 2 in the oxidation of olefins. Alkenes with electron-donating groups make the oxidation processes easy. Thus, in general, aromatic olefins show better substrate conversion in comparison to the aliphatic olefins. Under optimized reaction conditions, both copper catalysts 3 and 4 fail to compete with the activity shown by their vanadium counterparts. Irrespective of olefins, metal (vanadium or copper) complexes of the ligand [salLH4] (I) show better substrate conversion(%) compared with the metal complexes of the ligand [NsalLH4] (II).
- Maurya, Abhishek,Haldar, Chanchal
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- A General Method for the Dibromination of Vicinal sp3C-H Bonds Exploiting Weak Solvent-Substrate Noncovalent Interactions
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A general procedure of 1,2-dibromination of vicinal sp3 C-H bonds of arylethanes using N-bromosuccinimide as the bromide reagent without an external initiator has been established. The modulation of the strength of the intermolecular noncovalent interactions between the solvent and arylethane ethanes, quantitatively evaluated via quantum chemical calculations, allows us to circumvent the fact that arylethane ethane cannot be dibrominated through traditional methods. The mechanism was explored by both experiments and quantum chemical calculations, revealing a radical chain with HAA process.
- Qi, Zaojuan,Li, Weihe,Niu, Yanning,Benassi, Enrico,Qian, Bo
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- Selective palladium nanoparticles-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of industrially targeted epoxides in water
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Palladium nanoparticles, with core sizes of ca. 2.5 nm, were easily synthesized by chemical reduction of Na2PdCl4 in the presence of hydroxyethylammonium salts and proved to be efficient for the selective hydrogenolysis of various aromatic, alkylphenyl, aliphatic epoxides in water as green solvent. Capping agents of the metal species were screened to define the most suitable micellar nanoreactors on two target substrates of industrial interest, epoxystyrene and 7,8-epoxy-2-methoxy-2,6-dimethyloctane. In our conditions, the hydrogenolysis of epoxystyrene proved to be pH-dependent, producing either the diol under acidic conditions, or the sweet-smelling 2-phenylethanol in the presence of a base. Promisingly, 7,8-epoxy-2-methoxy-2,6-dimethyloctane was completely and selectively hydrogenated into Florsantol, a sandalwood odorant at a multigram scale (40 g and up to 175g). A general mechanism for the palladium nanoparticles-catalyzed hydrogenolysis of terminal epoxides was proposed according to steric and electronic properties and finely corroborated with deuterium labelling experiments.
- Duval, Marion,Deboos, Victor,Hallonet, Agnès,Sagorin, Gilles,Denicourt-Nowicki, Audrey,Roucoux, Alain
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- Alkene, Bromide, and ROH – How To Achieve Selectivity? Electrochemical Synthesis of Bromohydrins and Their Ethers
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Bromohydrins and their ethers were electrochemically synthesized via hydroxy- and alkoxybromination of alkenes using potassium bromide and water or alcohols. High selectivity of bromohydrins formation was achieved only with the use of DMSO as the solvent and an acid as the additive. The proposed combination of starting reagents, additives, and solvents allowed to form bromohydrins or their ethers selectively despite the variety of side-products (epoxides, dibromides, diols). Bromohydrins were obtained in high yields, up to 96%, with a broad substrate scope in an undivided electrochemical cell equipped with glassy carbon and platinum electrodes at high current density. (Figure presented.).
- Bityukov, Oleg V.,Nikishin, Gennady I.,Terent'ev, Alexander O.,Vil', Vera A.
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p. 3070 - 3078
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- Regio-controllable Cobalt-Catalyzed Sequential Hydrosilylation/Hydroboration of Arylacetylenes
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Regiodivergent addition reactions provide straightforward and atom-economic approaches to access different regioisomers. However, the regio-chemistry control to access all the possible results is still challenging especially for the reaction involving multiple addition steps. Herein, we reported regio-controllable cobalt-catalyzed sequential hydrosilylation/hydroboration of arylacetylenes, delivering all the possible regio-outcomes with high regioselectivities (up to >20/1 rr for all the cases). Each regioisomer of value-added silylboronates could be efficiently and regioselectively obtained from the same materials. The adjustment of the ligands of cobalt catalysts combined with dual catalysis relay strategy is the key to achieve regio-chemistry control. This regio-controllable research might inspire the exploration of the diversity-oriented synthesis that involves multiple additions and provide full sets of regioisomers of other synthetic useful molecules.
- Cheng, Zhaoyang,Guo, Jun,Lu, Zhan,Sun, Yufeng,Zheng, Yushan,Zhou, Zhehong
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p. 22454 - 22460
(2021/09/02)
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- H4SiW12O40-catalyzed cyclization of epoxides/aldehydes and sulfonyl hydrazides: An efficient synthesis of 3,4-disubstituted 1H-pyrazoles
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A simple and efficient method for the synthesis of pyrazoles through a silicotungstic acid (H4SiW12O40)-catalyzed cyclization of epoxides/aldehydes and sulfonyl hydrazides has been developed. Various epoxides/aldehydes were smoothly reacted with sulfonyl hydrazides to furnish regioselectivity 3,4-disubstituted 1H-pyrazoles. The application of such an earth-abundant, readily accessible, and nontoxic catalyst provides a green approach for the construction of 3,4-disubstituted 1H-pyrazoles. A plausible reaction mechanism has been proposed on the basis of control experiments, GC-MS and DFT calculations.
- Cheng, Mengyuan,Cheng, Yuanyuan,Gao, Xiaofei,Li, Ke,Lin, Xiaoling,Liu, Yufeng,Xie, Xuanjie,Yang, Guoping
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- Lewis Base Catalyzed Dioxygenation of Olefins with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents
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1,2-Diols are extremely useful building blocks in organic synthesis. Hypervalent iodine reagents are useful for the vicinal dihydroxylation of olefins to give 1,2-diols under metal-free conditions, but strongly acidic promoters are often required. Herein, we report a catalytic vicinal dioxygenation of olefins with hypervalent iodine reagents using Lewis bases as catalysts. The conditions are mild and compatible with various functional groups.
- Pan, Liangkun,Ke, Zhihai,Yeung, Ying-Yeung
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(2021/10/25)
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- Iodine-Initiated Dioxygenation of Aryl Alkenes Using tert-Butylhydroperoxides and Water: A Route to Vicinal Diols and Bisperoxides
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An environment-friendly and efficient dioxygenation of aryl alkenes for the construction of vicinal diols has been developed in water with iodine as the catalyst and tert-butylhydroperoxides (TBHPs) as the oxidant. The protocol was efficient, sustainable, and operationally simple. Detailed mechanistic studies indicated that one of the hydroxyl groups is derived from water and the other one is derived from TBHP. Additionally, the bisperoxides could be obtained in good yields with iodine as the catalyst, Na2CO3 as the additive, and propylene carbonate as the solvent, instead.
- Gao, Xiaofang,Lin, Jiani,Zhang, Li,Lou, Xinyao,Guo, Guanghui,Peng, Na,Xu, Huan,Liu, Yi
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- PNN tridentate ligand, ruthenium complex, and preparation method and application of ruthenium complex
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The invention discloses a PNN tridentate ligand, a ruthenium complex, and a preparation method and an application of the ruthenium complex. The structure of the ruthenium complex is represented by formula I, and the ruthenium complex has good catalytic activity in a reaction of converting cyclic carbonate into methanol and a reaction of hydrogenating and degrading polyester and polycarbonate. In addition, the PNN tridentate ligand and the ruthenium complex of the PNN tridentate ligand are good in stability, and the synthesis process is simple.
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- Donor-Flexible Bis(pyridylidene amide) Ligands for Highly Efficient Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Oxidation
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An exceptionally efficient ruthenium-based catalyst for olefin oxidation has been designed by exploiting N,N′-bis(pyridylidene)oxalamide (bisPYA) as a donor-flexible ligand. The dynamic donor ability of the bisPYA ligand, imparted by variable zwitterionic and neutral resonance structure contributions, paired with the redox activity of ruthenium provided catalytic activity for Lemieux–Johnson-type oxidative cleavage of olefins to efficiently prepare ketones and aldehydes. The ruthenium bisPYA complex significantly outperforms state-of-the-art systems and displays extraordinary catalytic activity in this oxidation, reaching turnover frequencies of 650 000 h?1 and turnover numbers of several millions.
- Albrecht, Martin,Salzmann, Kevin,Segarra, Candela
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p. 8932 - 8936
(2020/04/22)
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- Ionic liquids vs conventional solvents: A comparative study in the selective catalytic oxidations promoted by oxovanadium(IV) complexes
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Two oxovanadium(IV) complexes containing 4-acyl-5-pyrazolonate-κ2-O,O' bidentate ligands with different chain lengths in the acyl moiety, namely HQC6 (complex I) and HQC17 (complex II), have been synthetized and full characterized, to study their catalytic activity toward the mild and selective oxidation of olefins or model organosulphur substrates, promoted by H2O2 or tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP). The influence due to the type of solvent, likewise ionic liquids (ILs) or conventional medium, was analysed. H2O2 has proven less efficient, in comparison to TBHP. Quantum-chemical calculations have shown that, the key catalytic species involved and, consequently, the actual mechanism might be slightly different according to the oxidant used, i.e. the peroxo VO(QMe)(O2) adduct in the case of H2O2 and the tert-butylperoxo VO(QMe)2(OOt-Bu) adduct in the case of TBHP. Preliminary calculations suggested that, in ionic liquids, the VO(QMe)2 complex might reveal relatively unstable, hence qualitatively explaining the moderate efficiency observed in these media.
- Aschi, Massimiliano,Campitelli, Patrizio,Crucianelli, Marcello,Di Nicola, Corrado,Marchetti, Fabio,Pettinari, Riccardo
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- Kinetic Relationships of Liquid-Phase Oxidation of Styrene with Hydrogen Peroxide in the Presence of Polyoxotungstate Modified with Cerium Cations
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Liquid-phase oxidation of styrene with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a catalytic system based on (NH4)10W12O41 + Ce(NO3)3 + H3PO4, supported on a microstructured carbon material and treated with an aqueous Н2О2 solution, was evaluated. The major reaction products are phenyloxirane and benzaldehyde, with phenylacetaldehyde, 1-phenylethane-1,2-diol, and benzoic acid also present. The kinetic relationships of the process were investigated, and a kinetic model according to which phenyloxirane is the primary reaction product was suggested. Aldehydes were accumulated by parallel routes, namely oxidation of phenyloxirane and of its hydrolysis product, 1-phenylethane-1,2-diol. With an increase in the styrene, Н2О2 molar ratio, oxidation of 1-phenylethane-1,2-diol became the major pathway of the aldehyde formation.
- Alimardanov, H. M.,Garibov, N. I.,Musayeva, E. S.,Veliyeva, F. M.
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p. 729 - 740
(2020/07/03)
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- Racemic or enantioselective osmium-catalyzed dihydroxylation of olefins under near-neutral conditions
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K3Fe(CN)6 and NaIO4 serve as catalytic co-oxidants for osmium-catalyzed dihydroxylations that are performed under near-neutral conditions with K2S2O8 as the stoichiometric oxidant and Na2HPO4 as the base. By using either quinuclidine or hydroquinidine 1,4-phthalazinediyl ether [(DHQD)2Phal], good yields of racemic or enantioenriched diols are obtained. This simple, biphasic procedure offers advantages over other neutral dihydroxylation protocols that use N-methylmorpholine oxide as the stoichiometric oxidant, by suppressing the secondary catalytic cycle that leads to reduced enantioselectivities. The utility of the procedure, which is nicely suited for base-labile starting materials or products, is demonstrated by performing the dihydroxylation in the presence of an aliphatic aldehyde moiety.
- Blumberg, Shawn,Martin, Stephen F.
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- The charge-assisted hydrogen-bonded organic framework (CAHOF) self-assembled from the conjugated acid of tetrakis(4-aminophenyl)methane and 2,6-naphthalenedisulfonate as a new class of recyclable Br?nsted acid catalysts
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The acid–base neutralization reaction of commercially available disodium 2,6-naphthalenedisulfonate (NDS, 2 equivalents) and the tetrahydrochloride salt of tetrakis(4-aminophenyl)methane (TAPM, 1 equivalent) in water gave a novel three-dimensional charge-assisted hydrogen-bonded framework (CAHOF, F-1). The framework F-1 was characterized by X-ray diffraction, TGA, elemental analysis, and 1H NMR spectroscopy. The framework was supported by hydrogen bonds between the sulfonate anions and the ammonium cations of NDS and protonated TAPM moieties, respectively. The CAHOF material functioned as a new type of catalytically active Br?nsted acid in a series of reactions, including the ring opening of epoxides by water and alcohols. A Diels–Alder reaction between cyclopentadiene and methyl vinyl ketone was also catalyzed by F-1 in heptane. Depending on the polarity of the solvent mixture, the CAHOF F-1 could function as a purely heterogeneous catalyst or partly dissociate, providing some dissolved F-1 as the real catalyst. In all cases, the catalyst could easily be recovered and recycled.
- Belokon, Yuri N.,Dmitrienko, Artem O.,Gak, Alexander S.,Gerasimov, Igor S.,Kuznetsova, Svetlana A.,Larionov, Vladimir A.,Li, Han,Medvedev, Michael G.,Nelyubina, Yulia V.,North, Michael,Saghyan, Ashot S.,Smol'yakov, Alexander F.,Zhereb, Vladimir P.
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p. 1124 - 1134
(2020/07/10)
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- Ultrasound Assisted the Synthesis of 1,3-Dioxolane Derivatives from the Reaction of Epoxides or 1,2-Diols with Various Ketones Using Graphene Oxide Catalyst
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Abstract: The main objective of this study concerns the sonochemical synthesis of 1,3-dioxolane derivatives using graphene oxide catalyst by applying two methods. In the first method, we described the synthesis of 1,3-dioxolane by ring-opening of epoxides in the presence of ketones catalyzed by graphene oxide (GO) under ultrasonic irradiation. In the second sonochemical procedure, we described the synthesis of 1,3-dioxolane derivatives by the reaction of 1,2-diols with ketones using same GO catalyst. Mild reaction conditions, high yields, short reaction times, reusability of catalyst and easy isolation of the products make the developed methods very useful. Graphic Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
- Mirza-Aghayan, Maryam,Mohammadi, Marzieh,Ahmadi, Zahra,Boukherroub, Rabah
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p. 2959 - 2969
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- Hydrosilylation of Esters Catalyzed by Bisphosphine Manganese(I) Complex: Selective Transformation of Esters to Alcohols
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Selective and efficient hydrosilylations of esters to alcohols by a well-defined manganese(I) complex with a commercially available bisphosphine ligand are described. These reactions are easy alternatives for stoichiometric hydride reduction or hydrogenation, and employing cheap, abundant, and nonprecious metal is attractive. The hydrosilylations were performed at 100 °C under solvent-free conditions with low catalyst loading. A large variety of aromatic, aliphatic, and cyclic esters bearing different functional groups were selectively converted into the corresponding alcohols in good yields.
- Bagh, Bidraha,Behera, Rakesh R.,Ghosh, Rahul,Khamari, Subrat,Panda, Surajit
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p. 3642 - 3648
(2020/04/20)
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- Dendrimer crown-ether tethered multi-wall carbon nanotubes support methyltrioxorhenium in the selective oxidation of olefins to epoxides
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Benzo-15-crown-5 ether supported on multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by tethered poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) dendrimers efficiently coordinated methyltrioxorhenium in the selective oxidation of olefins to epoxides. Environmentally friendly hydrogen peroxide was used as a primary oxidant. Up to first and second generation dendrimer aggregates were prepared by applying a divergent PAMAM methodology. FT-IR, XRD and ICP-MS analyses confirmed the effective coordination of methyltrioxorhenium by the benzo-15-crown-5 ether moiety after immobilization on MWCNTs. The novel catalysts converted olefins to the corresponding epoxides in high yield without the use of Lewis base additives, or anhydrous hydrogen peroxide, the catalyst being stable for more than six oxidative runs. In the absence of the PAMAM structure, the synthesis of diols largely prevailed.
- Bizzarri, Bruno Mattia,Botta, Lorenzo,Crucianelli, Marcello,Fanelli, Angelica,Ferella, Francesco,Gontrani, Lorenzo,Sadun, Claudia,Saladino, Raffaele
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- Exploration of the Fluoride Reactivity of Aryltrifluoroborate on Selective Cleavage of Diphenylmethylsilyl Groups
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The first known report on the fluoride catalytic reactivity of potassium aryltrifluoroborate is described. The fluoride reactivity of phenyltrifluoroborate was controlled by substituents on the trifluoroborate-attached benzene, such as the methoxy group a
- Fujiki, Katsumasa,Tanaka, Katsunori
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- Tuning Cu Overvoltage for a Copper-Telluride System in Electrocatalytic Water Reduction and Feasible Feedstock Conversion: A New Approach
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Highly efficient and earth-abundant elements capable of water reduction by electrocatalysis and are attractive for the sustainable generation of fuels. Among the earth-abundant metals, copper is one of the cheapest but often the most neglected choice for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) due to its high overvoltage. Herein, for the first time we have tuned the overpotential of copper by tellurizing it by two different methodologies, viz. hydrothermal and wet chemical methods, which form copper telluride nanochains and aggregates. The application of copper telluride as an electrocatalyst for the HER gave fruitful results in terms of both activity and stability. The hydrothermally synthesized catalyst Cu2-xTe/hyd shows a low overpotential (347 mV) at 10 mA cm-2 toward the HER. In addition, the catalyst showed a very low charge transfer resistance (Rct) of 24.4 ω and, as expected, Cu2-xTe/hyd exhibited a lower Tafel slope value of 188 mV/dec in comparison to Cu2-xTe/wet (280 mV/dec). A chronoamperometry study reveals the long-term stability of both catalysts even up to 12 h. The Faradaic efficiency of Cu2-xTe/hyd was calculated and found to be 95.06percent by using gas chromatographic (GC) studies. Moreover, with the idea of utilizing produced hydrogen (H2) from electrocatalysis, for the first time we have carried out feedstock conversion to platform chemicals in water under eco-friendly green conditions. We have chosen cinnamaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-1-phenylethanone, 4-(benzyloxy)benzaldehyde, and 2-(3-methoxyphenoxy)-1-phenylethanone (β-O-4) as model compounds for feedstock conversion by hydrogenation and/or hydrogenolysis reactions in aqueous medium using external hydrogen pressure. This protocol could also be scaled up for large-scale conversion and the catalyst is likely to find industrial application since it requires an inexpensive catalyst and an easily available, mild reducing agent. The robustness of the developed catalyst is proven by recyclability experiments and its possibility of use in real-life applications.
- Johny, Jinta Merlin,Karthick, Kannimuthu,Kumaravel, Sangeetha,Kundu, Subrata,Sankar, Selvasundarasekar Sam,Thiruvengetam, Prabaharan
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- Intervening Bismuth Tungstate with DNA Chain Assemblies: A Perception toward Feedstock Conversion via Photoelectrocatalytic Water Splitting
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An advanced approach with DNA-mediated bismuth tungstate (Bi2WO6) one-dimensional (1-D) nanochain assemblies for hydrogen production with 5-fold enhanced photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting reaction is presented. The creation of new surface states upon DNA modification mediates the electron transfer in a facile manner for a better PEC process. The UV-Vis-DRS analysis results a red shift in the optical absorption phenomenon with the interference of DNA modification on Bi2WO6, and, thus, the band gap was tuned from 3.05 eV to 2.71 eV. The applied bias photon-to-current efficiency (ABPE) was calculated and shows a maximum for the Bi2WO6?DNA-2 (25.22 × 10-4%), compared to pristine Bi2WO6 (7.76 × 10-4%). Furthermore, the idea of practical utility of produced hydrogen from PEC is established for the first time with photocatalytic feedstock conversion to platform chemicals using cinnamaldehyde, 2-hydroxy-1-phenylethanone, and 2-(3-methoxyphenoxy)-1-phenylethanone in large scale by hydrogenation and/or hydrogenolysis reactions under eco-friendly green conditions with external hydrogen pressure in an aqueous mixture. Also, the recyclability experiment delivered good yields, which further confirm the robustness of the developed catalyst.
- Bandla, Nischala,Kumar, M. Praveen,Kumaravel, Sangeetha,Kundu, Subrata,Ravichandran, Subbiah,Sankar, Selvasundarasekar Sam,Thiruvengetam, Prabaharan
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p. 14501 - 14512
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- Enantiocomplementary C–H Bond Hydroxylation Combining Photo-Catalysis and Whole-Cell Biocatalysis in a One-Pot Cascade Process
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Enantiocomplementary hydroxylation of alkyl aromatics through a one-pot photo-biocatalytic cascade reaction is described. The photoredox process is implemented in aqueous phase with O2 as oxidant and the subsequent (R)- or (S)-selective bioreduction is performed by whole cell system without the addition of the expensive cofactor (NADPH). This mild, operationally simple protocol transforms a wide variety of readily available aromatic compounds into valuable chiral alcohols with high yield (up to 90 %) and stereoselectivity (up to 99 %), thereby displaying important potentials in organic synthesis.
- Peng, Yongzhen,Li, Danyang,Fan, Jiajie,Xu, Weihua,Xu, Jian,Yu, Huilei,Lin, Xianfu,Wu, Qi
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p. 821 - 825
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- A General Method for Photocatalytic Decarboxylative Hydroxylation of Carboxylic Acids
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A general and practical method for decarboxylative hydroxylation of carboxylic acids was developed through visible light-induced photocatalysis using molecular oxygen as the green oxidant. The addition of NaBH4 to in situ reduce the unstable peroxyl radical intermediate much broadened the substrate scope. Different sp3 carbon-bearing carboxylic acids were successfully employed as substrates, including phenylacetic acid-type substrates, as well as aliphatic carboxylic acids. This transformation worked smoothly on primary, secondary, and tertiary carboxylic acids.
- Khan, Shah Nawaz,Zaman, Muhammad Kashif,Li, Ruining,Sun, Zhankui
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p. 5019 - 5026
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- An Electroreductive Approach to Radical Silylation via the Activation of Strong Si-Cl Bond
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The construction of C(sp3)-Si bonds is important in synthetic, medicinal, and materials chemistry. In this context, reactions mediated by silyl radicals have become increasingly attractive but methods for accessing these intermediates remain limited. We present a new strategy for silyl radical generation via electroreduction of readily available chlorosilanes. At highly biased potentials, electrochemistry grants access to silyl radicals through energetically uphill reductive cleavage of strong Si-Cl bonds. This strategy proved to be general in various alkene silylation reactions including disilylation, hydrosilylation, and allylic silylation under simple and transition-metal-free conditions.
- Lu, Lingxiang,Siu, Juno C.,Lai, Yihuan,Lin, Song
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p. 21272 - 21278
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- Transfer hydrogenation of cyclic carbonates and polycarbonate to methanol and diols by iron pincer catalysts
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Herein, we report the first example on the use of an earth-abundant metal complex as the catalyst for the transfer hydrogenation of cyclic carbonates to methanol and diols. The advantage of this method is the use of isopropanol as the hydrogen source, thus avoiding the handling of flammable hydrogen under high pressure. The reaction offers an indirect route for the reduction of CO2 to methanol. In addition, poly(propylene carbonate) was converted to methanol and propylene glycol. This methodology can be considered as an attractive opportunity for the chemical recycling of polycarbonates.
- Liu, Xin,De Vries, Johannes G.,Werner, Thomas
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- MnIII Porphyrins: Catalytic Coupling of Epoxides with CO2 under Mild Conditions and Mechanistic Considerations
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A series of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(2,3-dichlorophenyl)porphyrinate complexes of manganese(III) [MnIII(T2,3DCPP)X] with six different axial ligands (X=NO3 ?, AcO?, IO3 ?, Br?, Cl?, HO?) were investigated as catalysts in the cycloaddition reactions of CO2 and styrene oxide (SO), under mild conditions, i. e., atmospheric pressure and 60 °C. [MnIIIT(2,3DCPP)IO3] showed the best catalytic performance, selectively producing the respective cyclic carbonate from diverse epoxides using tetrabutylammonium bromide as a nucleophile source. Mechanistic considerations were inferred from electronic spectra and spectrophotometric titrations, showing that there are a series of equilibriums involved in the formation of the catalytic active species. Stability constants for the proposed equilibrium models were determined using SQUAD software. A catalytic cycle has been proposed based on those observations.
- Milani, Jorge L. S.,Meireles, Alexandre M.,Bezerra, Werberson A.,Martins, Dayse. C. S.,Cangussu, Danielle,das Chagas, Rafael P.
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p. 4393 - 4402
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- Straightforward synthesis of MTW-type magnesium silicalite for CO2 fixation with epoxides under mild conditions
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Aluminum-free magnesium silicalite with MTW topology (Mg-Si-ZSM-12) was fabricated via a straightforward hydrothermal synthesis route involving an initial acid co-hydrolysis step. Mg incorporation endowed superior basic properties to the MTW framework, as illustrated by CO2 sorption and temperature programmed desorption plus the activity in a typical basic reaction, Knoevenagel condensation. Mg-Si-ZSM-12 catalyzed the coupling of atmospheric CO2 with epoxides and led to the efficient production of cyclic carbonates with high yield and selectivity at relatively low temperature (down to 60 °C). The present strategy afforded a zeolitic solid base with regular 12-membered ring microporous channels that has potential application in CO2 fixation.
- Wen, Haimeng,Xie, Jingyan,Zhou, Yang,Zhou, Yu,Wang, Jun
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p. 5725 - 5735
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- In vitro cytotoxicity and catalytic evaluation of dioxidovanadium(v) complexes in an azohydrazone ligand environment
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Three new anionic dioxidovanadium(v) complexes (HNEt3)[VO2(L)1-3] (1-3) of tridentate binegative aroylhydrazone ligands containing the azobenzene moiety were synthesized and structurally characterized. The aroylhydrazone ligands (H2L1-3) were derived from the condensation of 5-(arylazo) salicylaldehyde derivatives with the corresponding aroyl hydrazides. All the synthesized ligands and metal complexes were successfully characterized by several physicochemical techniques, namely, elemental analysis, electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, spectroscopic methods (IR, UV-vis and NMR), and cyclic voltammetry. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction crystallography of 1-3 revealed five-coordinate geometry, where the ligand coordinates to the metal centre in a binegative tridentate O, N, O coordinating anion and two oxido-O atoms, resulting in distortion towards the square pyramidal structure. The complexes were further evaluated for their in vitro cytotoxicity against HeLa and HT-29 cancer cell lines. All the complexes manifested a cytotoxic potential that was found to be comparable with that of clinically referred drugs, while complex 3 proved to be the most cytotoxic among the three complexes for both cell lines, which may be due to the synergistic effect of the naphthyl substituent in the azohydrazone ligand environment coordinated to the vanadium metal. The synthesized complexes 1-3 were probed as catalysts for the oxidative bromination of thymol and styrene as a functional mimic of vanadium haloperoxidases (VHPOs). All the reactions provided high percentages of conversion (>90%) with a high turnover frequency (TOF) in the presence of the catalysts 1-3. In particular, for the oxidative bromination of thymol, the percentage of conversion and TOF were in the ranges of 98-99% and 5380-7173 (h-1), respectively. Besides, 3 bearing the naphthyl substituent showed the highest TOF among all the complexes for the oxidative bromination of both thymol and styrene.
- Mohanty, Monalisa,Maurya, Shailendra K.,Banerjee, Atanu,Patra, Sushree Aradhana,Maurya, Mannar R.,Crochet, Aurélien,Brzezinski, Krzysztof,Dinda, Rupam
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p. 17680 - 17695
(2019/11/26)
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- Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activity of dioxidouranium(VI) complexes of ONNO tetradentate Mannich bases
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The reaction of dibasic tetradentate ONNO donor Mannich bases, derived from ethylenediamine and 2,4–di–tert–butylphenol (H2L1) (I), 2,4–di–methylphenol (H2L2) (II), 2–tert–butyl–4–methylphenol (H2L3) (III) and 2,4–di–chlorophenol (H2L4) (IV), with UVIO2(MeCOO)2·2H2O in a 1:1 M ratio in refluxing MeOH gave the corresponding mononuclear trans-dioxidouranium(VI) complexes of the type trans-[UVIO2L(MeOH)] (H2L = H2L1 to H2L4) (1–4). The synthesized complexes are stable in air, reddish-brown in color and soluble in most solvents. These complexes are characterized by elemental analysis, various spectroscopic (FT-IR, UV/Vis, 1H and 13C NMR) techniques and single-crystal X-ray analysis of 3 and 4. The complexes adopt distorted pentagonal bipyramidal geometry around the metal centre. The ligand acts as tetradentate, coordinating through two phenolato oxygen and two imino nitrogen atoms; two oxido groups are trans to each other. These complexes are used as catalysts to study the oxidative bromination of thymol and styrene. The catalytic oxidative bromination of thymol resulted in the formation of three products namely, 2-bromothymol, 4-bromothymol and 2,4-dibromothymol while oxidative bromination of styrene gave two products, 2-bromo-1-phenylethane-1-ol and 1-phenylethane-1,2-diol. In order to find out the optimized reaction conditions for the fixed concentration (10 mmol) of substrate, effects of different amounts of catalyst, KBr, HClO4, and oxidant (H2O2) have been investigated. Under the optimized reaction conditions, all the complexes have shown good catalytic potentials for the oxidative bromination of substrates, establishing the functional similarity to vanadium dependent haloperoxidases. Changes in the UV–visible absorption spectra of dioxidouranium(VI) complexes upon addition of H2O2 suggest the formation of the corresponding oxidoperoxidouranium(VI) complexes.
- Avecilla, Fernando,Maurya, Mannar R.,Maurya, Shailendra K.,Mengesha, Bekele
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p. 118 - 126
(2019/06/28)
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- One-step method for preparing racemic aryl vicinal diol in pure water
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The invention provides a one-step method for preparing racemic aryl vicinal diol in pure water. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps: dissolving metachloroperbenzoic acid intodeionized water, adding styrene compounds, heating in a water bath at 30 DEG C, stirring at a rotation speed of 200-300 revolutions per minute for reacting for 2-3 hours, extracting the reaction solution with ethyl acetate, drying, and removing the ethyl acetate, thereby obtaining the racemic aryl vicinal diol. According to the one-step method for preparing racemic aryl vicinal diol in pure waterdisclosed by the invention, the metachloroperbenzoic acid serves as an oxidizing agent in the deionized water, dihydroxylation of the styrene compounds is realized within 2-3 hours at high chemoselectivity and high yield, and the racemic aryl vicinal diol is prepared. The method avoids use of any organic solvent or heavy metal catalyst, is short in reaction time, mild in reaction condition, greenand environmental-friendly, simple in operation and readily available in catalyst, has potential application prospects, and solves the problems that the target product is low in yield, the catalyst is difficult to obtain, and the organic solvent is needed.
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- Asymmetric ring opening of racemic epoxides for enantioselective synthesis of (S)-β-amino alcohols by a cofactor self-sufficient cascade biocatalysis system
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A novel one-pot epoxide hydrolase/alcohol dehydrogenase/transaminase cascade process for the asymmetric ring opening of racemic epoxides to enantiopure β-amino alcohols is reported. The product (S)-β-amino alcohols were obtained in 97-99% ee and 79-99% conversion from readily available racemic epoxides.
- Zhang, Jian-Dong,Yang, Xiao-Xiao,Jia, Qiao,Zhao, Jian-Wei,Gao, Li-Li,Gao, When-Chao,Chang, Hong-Hong,Wei, Wen-Long,Xu, Jian-He
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- Oxidative Cleavage of Alkene C=C Bonds Using a Manganese Catalyzed Oxidation with H2O2 Combined with Periodate Oxidation
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A one-pot multi-step method for the oxidative cleavage of alkenes to aldehydes/ketones under ambient conditions is described as an alternative to ozonolysis. The first step is a highly efficient manganese catalyzed epoxidation/cis-dihydroxylation of alkenes. This step is followed by an Fe(III) assisted ring opening of the epoxide (where necessary) to a 1,2-diol. Carbon–carbon bond cleavage is achieved by treatment of the diol with sodium periodate. The conditions used in each step are not only compatible with the subsequent step(s), but also provide for increased conversion compared to the equivalent reactions carried out on the isolated intermediate compounds. The described procedure allows for carbon–carbon bond cleavage in the presence of other alkenes, oxidation sensitive moieties and other functional groups; the mild conditions (r.t.) used in all three steps make this a viable general alternative to ozonolysis and especially for use under flow or continuous batch conditions.
- Mecozzi, Francesco,Dong, Jia Jia,Angelone, Davide,Browne, Wesley R.,Eisink, Niek N. H. M.
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p. 7151 - 7158
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- Aryl Boronic Acid Catalysed Dehydrative Substitution of Benzylic Alcohols for C?O Bond Formation
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A combination of pentafluorophenylboronic acid and oxalic acid catalyses the dehydrative substitution of benzylic alcohols with a second alcohol to form new C?O bonds. This method has been applied to the intermolecular substitution of benzylic alcohols to form symmetrical ethers, intramolecular cyclisations of diols to form aryl-substituted tetrahydrofuran and tetrahydropyran derivatives, and intermolecular crossed-etherification reactions between two different alcohols. Mechanistic control experiments have identified a potential catalytic intermediate formed between the aryl boronic acid and oxalic acid.
- Estopi?á-Durán, Susana,Donnelly, Liam J.,Mclean, Euan B.,Hockin, Bryony M.,Slawin, Alexandra M. Z.,Taylor, James E.
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