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β-Cyclodextrins grafted with chiral amino acids: A promising supramolecular stabilizer of nanoparticles for asymmetric hydrogenation?

Water-soluble ruthenium nanoparticles stabilized by randomly methylated β-cyclodextrins (RaMeCDs) grafted with chiral amino-acid moieties like l-alanine (Ala) and l-leucine (Leu) were prepared in aqueous solution by two approaches: (i) a one-step hydrogen reduction of ruthenium trichloride as metal source in the presence of appropriate cyclodextrins (one-pot method) or (ii) a NaBH4 reduction of the metal salts, followed by the stabilization of ruthenium hydrosol by the addition of chirally modified RaMeCDs (cascade method). The influence of the ligand's nature and the synthesis methodologies on the size, dispersion and surface properties of the obtained ruthenium colloids were studied by TEM and NMR analyses. The spherical ruthenium suspensions contain very small particles (0.82-1.00 nm) with narrow size distributions. Their catalytic properties were evaluated in biphasic hydrogenation of various prochiral compounds (olefins, ketones and disubstituted arenes) showing promising results in terms of activity and selectivity. Nevertheless, no significant enantiomeric excesses were observed.

NHC-stabilized ruthenium nanoparticles as new catalysts for the hydrogenation of aromatics

The application of ruthenium nanoparticles (RuNPs) stabilized by the N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHC) N,N′-di(tert-butyl)imidazol-2-ylidene (ItBu) and 1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene IPr as catalysts in the hydrogenation of several substrates is reported under various reaction conditions (solvent, substrate concentration, substrate/metal ratio, temperature). The RuNHC nanoparticles are active catalysts in the hydrogenation of aromatics and show an interesting ligand effect, RuIPr NPs being generally more active than RuItBu. The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013.

Ligand effect in the Rh-NP catalysed partial hydrogenation of substituted arenes

The Rh nanoparticles Rh1-Rh4 stabilised by the mono- and bidentate phosphine and phosphite ligands I-IV were synthesised, characterised and applied as catalysts in the partial hydrogenation of substituted arenes. In the case of disubstituted arenes, selectivities for the corresponding cyclohexene derivatives of up to 39% were achieved at ca. 40% conversion. The effect of parameters such as temperature and pressure was also examined. In the hydrogenation of styrene, very high selectivities for ethylbenzene were achieved with TOF values up to ca. 23500 h-1. All these results show that the catalytic performance of small Rh-NPs can be modulated by the appropriate choice of stabilising agents.

Chiral ammonium-capped rhodium(0) nanocatalysts: Synthesis, characterization, and advances in asymmetric hydrogenation in neat water

Optically active amphiphilic compounds derived from N-methylephedrine, N-methylprolinol, or cinchona derivatives possessing bromide or chiral lactate counterions were efficiently used as protective agents for rhodium(0) nanoparticles. The full characterization of these surfactants and the obtained nanocatalysts was performed by means of different techniques. These spherical nanoparticles, with sizes between 0.8-2.5 nm depending on the stabilizer, were evaluated in the hydrogenation of model substrates in neat water as a green solvent. The rhodium catalysts showed relevant kinetic properties, but modest enantiomeric excess values of up to 13 % in the hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate. They were also investigated in the hydrogenation of disubstituted arenes, such as m-methylanisole, providing interesting catalytic activities and a preferential cis selectivity of around 80 %; however, no asymmetric induction was observed. Green nanocatalysts: Optically active compounds derived from N-methylephedrine, N-methylprolinol, or cinchona derivatives with bromide or chiral lactate counterions are used as protective agents for rhodium(0) nanoparticles in asymmetric catalysis of the hydrogenation of ethyl pyruvate and m-methylanisole in water as a green solvent. Copyright

Diphosphite ligands derived from carbohydrates as stabilizers for ruthenium nanoparticles: Promising catalytic systems in arene hydrogenation

Ruthenium nanoparticles (RuNPs) were prepared through the hydrogenation of [Ru(COD)(COT)] (COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene, COT = 1,3,5-cyclooctatriene) in the presence of diphosphites derived from carbohydrates as stabilizing agents, and interestingly, structur

1,3-Diaxial steric effects and intramolecular hydrogen bonding in the conformational equilibria of new cis-1,3-disubstituted cyclohexanes using low temperature NMR spectra and theoretical calculations

The conformational equilibria of 3-X-cyclohexanol [X = F (1), Cl (2), Br (3), I (4), Me (5), NMe2 (6) and MeO (7)] and of 3-X- methoxycyclohexane [X = F (8), Cl (9), Br (10), I (11), Me (12), NMe2 (13) and MeO (14)] cis isomers were

The role of hydrogen migration in the mechanism of alcohol elimination from MH+ ions of ethers upon chemical ionization

An enhanced elimination of alcohol under isobutane CI conditions, resulting in highly abundant [MH - ROH]+ ions, has been observed in several primary and secondary ethers having a tertiary β-position (methine), as compared with those with β-methylene. This elimination exhibits a significant degree of stereospecificity in stereoisomeric 2-methyl-1-methoxycyclohexanes 4 and 1-methoxy-trans-decalins 7, affording more abundant [MH - ROH]+ ions in the cis isomers 4c and 7tc than in their trans counterparts 4t and 7tt. These findings suggest involvement of a 1,2-hydride migration from the β- to α-position in the course of the alcohol elimination from the MH+ ions of the above cis-ethers, resulting in tertiary carbocation structures. The proposed mechanism of alcohol elimination is supported by a considerable deuterium isotope effect detected in β-deuterium-labeled cis-2-methyl-1-methoxycyclohexane and by a CID study of the structures of [MH - ROH]+ ions obtained from cis- and trans-1,2-dialkoxycyclohexanes. Ring contraction by a Meerwein-type rearrangement has also been observed in the latter system.

Directing Effects in Homogeneous Hydrogenation with PF6

The presence of a ligating group, e.g., OH, CO2Me, C=O, or OMe, on an olefinic substrate is shown to direct the attack of the hydrogenation catalyst PF6/H2/CH2Cl2 from the face of the molecule containing the directing group.Isomerization is a minor side reaction in the cases studied.The origin of this effect is discussed and a model intermediate isolated.