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Highly efficient one-pot multi-directional selective hydrogenation and N-alkylation catalyzed by Ru/LDH under mild conditions

Atomic economy, non-toxicity, harmlessness and multidirectional selectivity advocated by green chemistry have increasingly become a hot and difficult research topic. Herein, we present a highly efficient, one-pot tandem and easy-to-operate method through which we could directly produce a broad range of multi-directional selective hydrogenated amines or N-alkyl aliphatic amines using aromatic nitro compounds as raw materials. Ru/LDH with characteristics of layered mesoporous structure, well dispersed small Ru nanoparticles and LDH stabilization to the Ru NPs was employed as the catalyst. It is remarkable that multi-directional superb chemoselectivity to aromatic amines, alicyclic amines as well as N-alkyl aliphatic amines could be achieved with excellent catalytic activity and recyclability by tuning reaction conditions over 5wt%Ru/LDH-2. Additionally, this catalytic system also exhibited attractive activity and multi-directional chemoselectivity in the hydrogenation of quinoline and its derivatives with solvents of different polarity. Chemoselectivity to 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline derivatives could reach as high as 95.6 %.

Highly Selective Hydrogenation with Ionic Liquid Stabilized Nickel Nanoparticles

Abstract: Nickel nanoparticles (Ni NPs) were conveniently synthesized from the reduction of nickel(II) salt with NaBH4 or hydrazine in the presence of the ionic liquid 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium (S)-2-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid salt. UV/Vis spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were employed to characterize the interaction between the metal and the ionic liquid. The face-centered cubic structure of the Ni NPs(0) was confirmed by X-ray diffraction characterization. Transmission electron microscopy images revealed well-dispersed Ni particles of approximately 5.1?nm in average diameter. The ionic liquid immobilized Ni NPs were employed as highly efficient catalysts in chemoselective hydrogenation of quinoline and relevant compounds, as well as aromatic nitro compounds under mild reaction conditions. The Ni NPs can be efficiently recovered and reused. Graphical Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

Hydrogenation Pathway of Quinolines over Raney Nickel and Ru/C

Quinoline, 2-methylquinoline, and 8-methylquinoline were hydrogenated over Raney Nickel (R-Ni) under 10 atm hydrogen pressure at about 200 deg C and over ruthenium on carbon (Ru/C) under 100 atm hydrogen pressure at 150 deg C.All the substrates were commonly hydrogenated into the initial products, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinolines.The initial products were competitively converted over R-Ni to the final products, decahydroquinolines, directly or via 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinolines which were mainly formed from the initial products by isomerization.Ru/C promoted exclusively the direct hydrogenation of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro derivatives to the final products.The hydrogenation and isomerization of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline was completely inhibited in the competitive hydrogenation of quinoline and isoquinoline over R-Ni.Such features of these substrates are explained by the strong basicity of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline.Roles of 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline are much moderate on Ru/C, where the ?-coordination may be important.The effects of methyl substituent and different reactivities of quinoline and isoquinoline are discussed in terms of the steric hindrance on adsorption, heats of hydrogenation, basicities, and electronic properties of the related compound, which are calculated according to the MNDO-PM3 method.

Selectivity in the Hydrogenation of 6- and 8-Substituted-quinolines

Quinoline (1) and the 6- or 8-substituted-quinolines (2)-(14) (R = Me, Pri, But, Ph, OMe, OH, CF3, or F) were hydrogenated catalytically on platinum under either weakly basic (solvent MeOH) or strongly acidic (solvent CF3CO2H) conditions.In methanol the only product was the corresponding 1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-compound.In trifluoroacetic acid, compounds hydrogenated in the benzene ring were isolated as major products; both electron-withdrawing and electron-donating substituents at C-6 or C-8 cause (sometimes drastic) reduction in yield.The products were characterized by their 1H and 13C n.m.r. spectra.