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results, the N-formylation of primary amines was then and secondary amines are amenable to the procedure,
investigated in the presence of Ru/POP3-Py&PPh3 as affording the corresponding formamides in good yields
the catalyst. For linear primary amine (1j) and cyclo- and excellent recyclability under relatively mild reac-
hexanamine (1k), 70% and 67% yields of the tion conditions. Moreover, through multiple comparing
corresponding formamide products were obtained, experimental studies, it was confirmed that the cata-
respectively, (entries 10 and 11). Benzylamine and the lytic activities of the catalysts depended on the molar
derivative were good reaction partners, delivering the ratios of PPh3 and pyridine moieties in copolymers.
desired formamides with good yields (entries 12 and
13).
Experimental Section
The reusability of the Ru/POP3-Py&PPh3 catalyst in
the N-formylation was investigated. As shown in General Procedure for the N-Formylation of
Figure 3, with the morphine as the substrate for Amines
reaction time of 12 h, the catalyst was at least reused
eight times and the yield of 2a was considerably
retained (Table S2, SI). Additionally, 1.4 ppm Ru
species were detected in the residual liquids by ICP-
MS analysis. Further, the recovered catalyst was
characterized by N2 adsorption-desorption analysis and
In a glove box, an autoclave with a magnetic stirring bar was
successively charged with Ru/POP3-Py&PPh3 (16.5 mg), the
corresponding amines (1 mmol), N-methyl pyrrolidone
(1.0 mL), and decane (10 μL, 0.05 mmol) as the internal
standard. The autoclave was sealed and purged with CO2 three
times and subsequently charged with CO2 (20 atm) and H2
XPS. The used catalyst also had a high surface area (20 atm) at room temperature. The autoclave was moved to an
(569.9 m2 gÀ 1, Figure S13, SI), and the XPS spectra
(Figure S21–23, SI) was similar to that of the fresh Ru/
POP3-Py&PPh3 catalyst. Finally, a hot filtration test
was carried out using Ru/POP3-Py&PPh3. After 12 h of
the initial reaction, the mixture was immediately
filtered and the resultant filtrate was conducted for an
additional 12 h. After the removal of the solid catalyst,
the reaction stopped, and the conversion of morpholine
remained constant (69%). The results indicated the
stability of the polymeric framework and the strong
coordination ability of Ru with the copolymer support,
which resulted in the excellent recyclability of the Ru/
POP3-Py&PPh3 catalyst.
In summary, a series of porous copolymers (POPs-
Py&PPh3) were synthesized by polymerizing the vinyl-
functionalized PPh3 and pyridine. Among the Ru
species-loaded porous polymers, Ru/POP3-Py&PPh3
catalyst showed the best catalytic activity in the N-
formylation of amines with CO2/H2. Various primary
°
oil bath of 100 C and stirred for 24 h. The autoclave was
cooled in ice water, and the gas was carefully released in a
well-ventilated hood. The mixture was subsequently analyzed
by gas chromatography (GC). After the reaction, the catalyst
was removed by centrifugation. The supernatant was washed
with H2O, and the mixture was extracted by ethyl acetate.
Afterward, the ethyl acetate solution of the product was
gathered and dried by MgSO4. The solvent was removed by
rotary evaporation and the residue was directly purified by
silica gel column chromatography to give the desired product.
GC analysis condition: SE-54, 30 m×0.32 mm×0.33 mm, flow
À 1
°
rate 2.0 mL min , method: 50 C was maintained for 5 min,
À 1
°
°
°
and then ramped from 50 C to 250 C at a rate of 20 C min ,
250 C was maintained for 10 min.
°
Acknowledgements
We are grateful for the financial support from the National
Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21703116,
51702180, 22002067) and the Youth Innovative Talents Recruit-
ment and Cultivation Program of Shandong Higher Education.
We thank Jinhe Lv, Lizhi Du and Guoying Zhang for their
assistance in synthesis of catalysts and reaction testing. We
thank Congxia Xie, Yubing Zhang Jianbin Chen, Jiaxin Song
and Jinrong Zhang for their assistance in characterization of
catalysts.
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Figure 3. Recycling studies of the Ru/POP3-Py&PPh3 in the N-
formylation of morpholine with CO2/H2. Reaction condition:
Ru/POP3-Py&PPh3 (40 mg), 1a (2.42 mmol), S/C=222, CO2/
°
H2 =2/2 MPa, NMP (1.0 mL), 100 C for 12 h.
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