60793-36-4Relevant articles and documents
Epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds over various titanosilicates
Sasidharan,Wu, Peng,Tatsumi, Takashi
, p. 332 - 338 (2002)
The epoxidation of a variety of electron-deficient α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds has been studied using dilute H2O2 and titanium-containing zeolites under liquid-phase conditions. The influence of the reaction medium and the structure of titanium-containing silicates (Ti-β(OH), Ti-Al-β(OH), Ti-β(F), TS-1, TS-2, Ti-MCM-22, and Ti-MCM-41) have been investigated. The weak basic acetonitrile solvent shows better activity and selectivity for epoxide than for other solvents used in this reaction over large-pore zeolite Ti-β. Among the various titanosilicates studied, aluminum-free Ti-β exhibits the best activity and H2O2 selectivity for cyclic α,β-unsaturated ketone, whereas Ti-β and TS-1 exhibit similar activities for open-chain α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. The medium-pore TS-1, TS-2, and Ti-MCM-22 exhibit lower activities for the oxidation of cyclic ketones due to their diffusion limitation. For unsaturated ketones, epoxides are selectively formed, whereas unsaturated aldehydes mainly produce carboxylic acid. Branching at α- and/or β-carbon influences the reactivity of the carbonyl compounds considerably. However, the Ti-β/H2O2 catalytic system fails to oxidize substrates like α,β-unsaturated acids, α,β-unsaturated esters, and isophorone.
Activation of H2O2over Zr(IV). Insights from Model Studies on Zr-Monosubstituted Lindqvist Tungstates
Abramov, Pavel A.,Carbó, Jorge J.,Chesalov, Yuriy A.,Eltsov, Ilia V.,Errington, R. John,Evtushok, Vasilii Yu.,Glazneva, Tatyana S.,Ivanchikova, Irina D.,Kholdeeva, Oxana A.,Maksimchuk, Nataliya V.,Maksimov, Gennadii M.,Poblet, Josep M.,Solé-Daura, Albert,Yanshole, Vadim V.,Zalomaeva, Olga V.
, p. 10589 - 10603 (2021/09/02)
Zr-monosubstituted Lindqvist-type polyoxometalates (Zr-POMs), (Bu4N)2[W5O18Zr(H2O)3] (1) and (Bu4N)6[{W5O18Zr(μ-OH)}2] (2), have been employed as molecular models to unravel the mechanism of hydrogen peroxide activation over Zr(IV) sites. Compounds 1 and 2 are hydrolytically stable and catalyze the epoxidation of C?C bonds in unfunctionalized alkenes and α,β-unsaturated ketones, as well as sulfoxidation of thioethers. Monomer 1 is more active than dimer 2. Acid additives greatly accelerate the oxygenation reactions and increase oxidant utilization efficiency up to >99%. Product distributions are indicative of a heterolytic oxygen transfer mechanism that involves electrophilic oxidizing species formed upon the interaction of Zr-POM and H2O2. The interaction of 1 and 2 with H2O2 and the resulting peroxo derivatives have been investigated by UV-vis, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, HR-ESI-MS, and combined HPLC-ICP-atomic emission spectroscopy techniques. The interaction between an 17O-enriched dimer, (Bu4N)6[{W5O18Zr(μ-OCH3)}2] (2′), and H2O2 was also analyzed by 17O NMR spectroscopy. Combining these experimental studies with DFT calculations suggested the existence of dimeric peroxo species [(μ-?2:?2-O2){ZrW5O18}2]6- as well as monomeric Zr-hydroperoxo [W5O18Zr(?2-OOH)]3- and Zr-peroxo [HW5O18Zr(?2-O2)]3- species. Reactivity studies revealed that the dimeric peroxo is inert toward alkenes but is able to transfer oxygen atoms to thioethers, while the monomeric peroxo intermediate is capable of epoxidizing C?C bonds. DFT analysis of the reaction mechanism identifies the monomeric Zr-hydroperoxo intermediate as the real epoxidizing species and the corresponding α-oxygen transfer to the substrate as the rate-determining step. The calculations also showed that protonation of Zr-POM significantly reduces the free-energy barrier of the key oxygen-transfer step because of the greater electrophilicity of the catalyst and that dimeric species hampers the approach of alkene substrates due to steric repulsions reducing its reactivity. The improved performance of the Zr(IV) catalyst relative to Ti(IV) and Nb(V) catalysts is respectively due to a flexible coordination environment and a low tendency to form energy deep-well and low-reactive Zr-peroxo intermediates.
Green Organocatalytic Dihydroxylation of Alkenes
Theodorou, Alexis,Triandafillidi, Ierasia,Kokotos, Christoforos G.
, p. 1502 - 1509 (2017/04/01)
An inexpensive, green, metal-free one-pot procedure for the dihydroxylation of alkenes is described. H2O2 and 2,2,2-trifluoroacetophenone were employed as the oxidant and organocatalyst, respectively, in this highly sustainable protocol in which a variety of homoallylic alcohols, aminoalkenes, and simple alkenes were converted into the corresponding polyalcohols in good to excellent yields. This process takes advantage of an epoxidation reaction followed by an acidic treatment in which water participates in the ring opening of the in situ prepared epoxide to lead to the desired product.
