2918-13-0Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Selective oxidation of styrene catalyzed by cerium-doped cobalt ferrite nanocrystals with greatly enhanced catalytic performance
Tong, Jinhui,Li, Wenyan,Bo, Lili,Wang, Huan,Hu, Yusen,Zhang, Zhixia,Mahboob, Abdulla
, p. 474 - 481 (2016/11/18)
The rare earth metal Ce-doped cobalt ferrite samples CexCo1?xFe2O4 (x?=?0.1, 0.3, 0.5) were prepared by the sol–gel autocombustion route. The as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, ICP–atomic emission spectroscopy, and N2 physisorption. Their catalytic performance was evaluated in oxidation of styrene using hydrogen peroxide (30%) as oxidant. Compared with pristine CoFe2O4, the Ce-doped samples were found to be more efficient catalysts for the oxidation of styrene to benzaldehyde, with greatly enhanced catalytic performance. Especially, when Ce0.3Co0.7Fe2O4 was used as catalyst, 90.3% styrene conversion and 91.5% selectivity for benzaldehyde were obtained at 90?°C for 9?h reaction. The catalyst can be magnetically separated easily for reuse, and no obvious loss of activity was observed when it was reused in five consecutive runs.
Is H Atom Abstraction Important in the Reaction of Cl with 1-Alkenes?
Walavalkar,Vijayakumar,Sharma,Rajakumar,Dhanya
, p. 4096 - 4107 (2016/07/06)
The relative yields of products of the reaction of Cl atoms with 1-alkenes (C4-C9) were determined to see whether H atom abstraction is an important channel and if it is to identify the preferred position of abstraction. The presence of all the possible positional isomers of long chain alkenones and alkenols among the products, along with chloroketones and chloroalcohols, confirms the occurrence of H atom abstraction. A consistent pattern of distribution of abstraction products is observed with oxidation at C4 (next to allyl) being the lowest and that at CH2 groups away from the double bond being the highest. This contradicts with the higher stability of allyl (C3) radical. For a better understanding of the relative reactivity, ab initio calculations at MP2/6-311+G (d,p) level of theory are carried out in the case of 1-heptene. The total rate coefficient, calculated using conventional transition state theory, was found to be in good agreement with the experimental value at room temperature. The preferred position of Cl atom addition is predicted to be the terminal carbon atom, which matches with the experimental observation, whereas the rate coefficients calculated for individual channels of H atom abstraction do not explain the observed pattern of products. The distribution of abstraction products except at C4 is found to be better explained by reported structure activity relationship, developed from experimental rate coefficient data. This implies the reactions to be kinetically dictated and emphasizes the importance of secondary reactions.
Solid Lewis acids catalyze the carbon-carbon coupling between carbohydrates and formaldehyde
Van De Vyver, Stijn,Odermatt, Caroline,Romero, Kevin,Prasomsri, Teerawit,Román-Leshkov, Yuriy
, p. 972 - 977 (2015/09/08)
The development of catalytic C-C bond formation schemes based on renewable substrates is important for defining sustainable paradigms for chemical manufacturing. With a few exceptions, aldol condensation reactions between biomass-derived platform chemicals have received little attention so far. Here the C-C coupling between 1,3-dihydroxyacetone (DHA) and formaldehyde into α-hydroxy-γ-butyrolactone (HBL) using Sn-Beta is demonstrated. Reactivity studies, coupled with spectroscopic and computational analyses, show that the formation of HBL proceeds by soft enolization of DHA followed by an aldol addition of formaldehyde to the Sn-enolate intermediate, generating erythrulose as an intermediate species. Isotopic labeling is used to reveal the position where formaldehyde is incorporated into HBL, providing further support for our proposed mechanism. Finally, combining the C-C coupling reaction with transfer hydrogenation of formaldehyde has allowed us to expand the substrate scope to include polyols glycerol and ethylene glycol.
L-Proline-derived ligands to mimic the '2-His-1-carboxylate' triad of the non-haem iron oxidase active site
Dungan, Victoria J.,Wong, Shwo Mun,Barry, Sarah M.,Rutledge, Peter J.
experimental part, p. 3231 - 3236 (2012/06/01)
Non-haem iron(II) oxidases (NHIOs) catalyse a variety of oxidative transformations in biology. The iron-binding environment of the NHIO active site typically incorporates a '2-His-1-carboxylate' facial triad of amino acid side-chains, a motif that has emerged as a defining feature of the enzyme family. Towards the goal of biomimetic, iron-mediated C-H activation we have synthesized a series of peptidomimetic ligands from l-proline. By coupling l-proline to 2,6-bis(bromomethyl)pyridine, 2-(bromomethyl)-6-((tert- butyldimethylsilyloxy)methyl)pyridine and picolinic acid, we have generated several new ligand architectures designed to complex with iron(II) and mimic the NHIO active site. The resulting iron complexes promote modest levels of alkene dihydroxylation and allylic oxidation using hydrogen peroxide as oxidant.
Preparation of α-methylene ketones by direct methylene transfer
Rodrigues, J. Augusto R.,Siqueira-Filho, Ezequias P.,De Mancilha, Moacir,Moran, Paulo J. S.
, p. 331 - 340 (2007/10/03)
Four methods for the preparation of α-methylene ketones by direct methylene transfer are presented. The procedures were optimized in order to obtain high yields.
Cascade rearrangement of spiroepoxymethyl radicals into 2-oxocycloalkyl radicals: Evaluation of a two-carbon cycloalkanone ring expansion
Afzal, Mohammad,Walton, John C.
, p. 937 - 945 (2007/10/03)
Series of 2-bromomethyl- and 2-hydroxymethyl-1-oxaspiro[2.n]alkanes were prepared from cycloalkanones by initial Wadsworth-Horner-Emmons methodology to afford ester-substituted methylenecycloalkanes. The latter were selectively reduced to hydroxymethylmethylenecycloalkanes which were epoxidised with peroxyacetic acid. Homolytic reactions were studied by EPR spectroscopy which enabled transient 3-oxoalk-1-enyl radicals, and their cyclisation products, 2-oxocycloalkyl and 2-oxocycloalkylmethyl radicals, to be characterised. This evidence, together with end product analyses of organotin hydride reductions of the 2-bromomethyl-1-oxaspiro[2.n]alkanes, established that the initial spiroepoxymethyl radicals rearranged by a three-stage cascade of two consecutive β-scissions followed by a cyclisation. Cyclisations of the 3-oxoalk-1-enyl radicals took place mainly in the endo-mode to afford 2-oxocycloalkyl radicals, except for the 5-oxohept-6-enyl radical for which exo-cyclisation to generate the 2-oxocyclohexylmethyl radical was preferred. Kinetic data for the exo-and endo-cyclisations of the 4-oxohex-5-enyl radical were obtained from tributyltin hydride mediated reactions of 2-bromomethyl-1-oxaspiro[2.3]hexane.
