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MIL-101-SO3H: A highly efficient Bronsted acid catalyst for heterogeneous alcoholysis of epoxides under ambient conditions
Zhou, Yu-Xiao,Chen, Yu-Zhen,Hu, Yingli,Huang, Gang,Yu, Shu-Hong,Jiang, Hai-Long
, p. 14976 - 14980 (2014)
For the first time, a ～100% sulfonic acid functionalized metal-organic framework (MOF), MIL-101-SO3H, with giant pores has been prepared by a hydrothermal process followed by a facile postsynthetic HCl treatment strategy. The replete readily accessible Lewis acidic and especially Bronsted acidic sites distributed throughout the framework as well as high stability endow the resultant MOF exceptionally high efficiency and recyclability, which surpass all other MOF-based catalysts, for the ring opening of epoxides with alcohols (especially, methanol) as nucleophiles under ambient conditions.
Cross-linked poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-titanium tetrachloride complex: A novel stable solid TiCl4 equivalent as a recyclable polymeric Lewis acid catalyst for regioselective ring-opening alcoholysis of epoxides
Rahmatpour, Ali,Sajjadinezhad, Seyed Mehrzad
, (2021/08/09)
Cross-linked poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) resin beads were prepared as macromolecular ligand precursors by suspension copolymerization of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone and N,N′-methylenebisacrylamide (MBA) as a crosslinking agent in water. Subsequently, the resulting polymer carrier precursor was readily combined with titanium tetrachloride to form a stable polymeric coordination complex (PNVP/TiCl4), and this novel stable TiCl4 equivalent evaluated as a heterogeneous and reusable solid Lewis acid catalyst for the regio-and stereoselective nucleophilic ring opening of various epoxides with various alcohols to prepare β-alkoxy alcohols in excellent yields without generating any waste. The MBA-cross-linked PNVP and resultant catalyst were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT–IR), field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE–SEM), energy dispersive X-ray (EDX), inductively coupled plasma (ICP), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) techniques. Moreover, the catalyst is very stable, easily separated, and reused at least five times without significant loss of activity. In terms of scope, yields, the amount of catalyst used, and reaction time, the PNVP-TiCl4 complex catalyst is an improvement over previously reported heterogeneous catalysts for ring opening of epoxides methods. Further, the experimental outcome revealed that using the copolymer beads as carriers with a high percentage of crosslinking and the high mesh size leads had an adverse effect on the reaction rate.
On the origin of nitrogen-containing promoters in the cobalt-catalyzed methoxycarbonylation of epoxides
He, Jianghua,He, Lin,Li, Zhen,Liu, Jianhua,Liu, Mengli,Wang, Fang,Xia, Chungu,Yun, Dong,Zeng, Bo
, (2021/07/26)
The detailed promotion mechanism of nitrogenous compounds in the cobalt-catalyzed methoxycarbonylation of epoxides has not been studied to date. Herein, we present the intrinsic correlation between nitrogenous promoters and activity and selectivity in the alkoxycarbonylation of epoxides by a comprehensive in situ IR spectroscopy and DFT studies. In situ IR spectroscopy confirmed the acid-base neutralization of the nitrogenous promoters and HCo(CO)4, resulting in reduction of the acidity of the catalyst. With the reduced acid-derived activity for formation of ethers as by-products, the selectivity of desired esters was increased. DFT calculations showed that a nitrogenous base could facilitate the methanolysis of cobalt-acyl species with lowered activation energy, which is considered to be the rate-determining step in the catalytic cycle. As a result, the reaction activity towards carbonylation was also improved by nitrogenous promoters. The present studies will provide new insights to the long-term confusing problems in epoxides carbonylation.
Nanotitania catalyzes the chemoselective hydration and alkoxylation of epoxides
Ballesteros–Soberanas, Jordi,Leyva–Pérez, Antonio,Martínez–Castelló, Aarón,Oliver–Meseguer, Judit,Tejeda–Serrano, María
, (2021/10/12)
Glycols and ethoxy– and propoxy–alcohols are fundamental chemicals in industry, with annual productions of millions of tons, still manufactured in many cases with corrosive and unrecoverable catalysts such as KOH, amines and BF3?OEt2. Here we show that commercially available, inexpensive, non–toxic, solid and recyclable nanotitania catalyzes the hydration and alkoxylation of epoxides, with water and primary and secondary alcohols but not with phenols, carboxylic acids and tertiary alcohols. In this way, the chemoselective synthesis of different glycols and 1,4–dioxanones, and the implementation of nanotitania for the production in–flow of glycols and alkoxylated alcohols, has been achieved. Mechanistic studies support the key role of vacancies in the nano–oxide catalyst.
