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Upstream product

• 585-71-7 (1-bromoethyl)benzne 
• 67-63-0 isopropyl alcohol 
• 672-65-1 (1-chloroethyl)benzene 
• 100-42-5 styrene 
• 618-36-0 rac-methylbenzylamine 
• 105-64-6 diisopropyl peroxydicarbonate 
• 536-74-3 phenylacetylene 
• 201230-82-2 carbon monoxide 
• 18406-13-8 (1-isopropoxy-ethoxy)-dimethyl-phenyl-silane 
• 2568-89-0 diisopropoxymethane 
• 98-85-1 1-Phenylethanol 
• 98-86-2 acetophenone 
• 4249-72-3 2-phenoxy-1-phenylethanol 

Downstream Products

• 100-42-5 styrene 
• 98-86-2 acetophenone 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Uranyl(VI) Triflate as Catalyst for the Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley Reaction

Catalytic transformation of oxygenated compounds is challenging in f-element chemistry due to the high oxophilicity of the f-block metals. We report here the first Meerwein-Ponndorf-Verley (MPV) reduction of carbonyl substrates with uranium-based catalysts, in particular from a series of uranyl(VI) compounds where [UO2(OTf)2] (1) displays the greatest efficiency (OTf = trifluoromethanesulfonate). [UO2(OTf)2] reduces a series of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes and ketones into their corresponding alcohols with moderate to excellent yields, using iPrOH as a solvent and a reductant. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions (80 °C) with an optimized catalytic charge of 2.3 mol % and KOiPr as a cocatalyst. The reduction of aldehydes (1-10 h) is faster than that of ketones (>15 h). NMR investigations clearly evidence the formation of hemiacetal intermediates with aldehydes, while they are not formed with ketones.

Reductive Etherification via Anion-Binding Catalysis

Reductive condensations of alcohols with aldehydes/ketones to generate ethers are catalyzed by a readily accessible thiourea organocatalyst that operates in combination with HCl. 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane serves as a convenient reducing reagent. This strategy is applicable to challenging substrate combinations and exhibits functional group tolerance. Competing reductive homocoupling of the carbonyl component is suppressed.

Cleavage of the lignin β-O-4 ether bond: Via a dehydroxylation-hydrogenation strategy over a NiMo sulfide catalyst

The efficient cleavage of lignin β-O-4 ether bonds to produce aromatics is a challenging and attractive topic. Recently a growing number of studies have revealed that the initial oxidation of CαHOH to CαO can decrease the β-O-4 bond dissociation energy (BDE) from 274.0 kJ mol-1 to 227.8 kJ mol-1, and thus the β-O-4 bond is more readily cleaved in the subsequent transfer hydrogenation, or acidolysis. Here we show that the first reaction step, except in the above-mentioned pre-oxidation methods, can be a Cα-OH bond dehydroxylation to form a radical intermediate on the acid-redox site of a NiMo sulfide catalyst. The formation of a Cα radical greatly decreases the Cβ-OPh BDE from 274.0 kJ mol-1 to 66.9 kJ mol-1 thereby facilitating its cleavage to styrene, phenols and ethers with H2 and an alcohol solvent. This is supported by control experiments using several reaction intermediates as reactants, analysis of product generation and by radical trap with TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy) as well as by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The dehydroxylation-hydrogenation reaction is conducted under non-oxidative conditions, which are beneficial for stabilizing phenol products.

Direct synthesis of ethers from aldehydes and ketones. One-pot reductive etherification of benzaldehydes, alkyl aryl ketones, and benzophenones

Benzyl alcohols formed by the reduction of benzaldehydes, alkyl aryl ketones, and benzophenones with sodium tetrahydridoborate in alcohols undergo in situ etherification with the solvent in the presence of a catalytic amount of HCl. Thus the process may be regarded as one-pot transformation of carbonyl compounds into the corresponding benzyl ethers. The yields of ethers depend on the substituent nature in the aromatic fragment of the initial carbonyl compound and on the alcohol used as reduction medium.

Scope and Mechanistic Analysis for Chemoselective Hydrogenolysis of Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by a Cationic Ruthenium Hydride Complex with a Tunable Phenol Ligand

A cationic ruthenium hydride complex, [(C6H6)(PCy3)(CO)RuH]+BF4- (1), with a phenol ligand was found to exhibit high catalytic activity for the hydrogenolysis of carbonyl compounds to yield the corresponding aliphatic products. The catalytic method showed exceptionally high chemoselectivity toward the carbonyl reduction over alkene hydrogenation. Kinetic and spectroscopic studies revealed a strong electronic influence of the phenol ligand on the catalyst activity. The Hammett plot of the hydrogenolysis of 4-methoxyacetophenone displayed two opposite linear slopes for the catalytic system 1/p-X-C6H4OH (ρ = -3.3 for X = OMe, t-Bu, Et, and Me; ρ = +1.5 for X = F, Cl, and CF3). A normal deuterium isotope effect was observed for the hydrogenolysis reaction catalyzed by 1/p-X-C6H4OH with an electron-releasing group (kH/kD = 1.7-2.5; X = OMe, Et), whereas an inverse isotope effect was measured for 1/p-X-C6H4OH with an electron-withdrawing group (kH/kD = 0.6-0.7; X = Cl, CF3). The empirical rate law was determined from the hydrogenolysis of 4-methoxyacetophenone: rate = kobsd[Ru][ketone][H2]-1 for the reaction catalyzed by 1/p-OMe-C6H4OH, and rate = kobsd[Ru][ketone][H2]0 for the reaction catalyzed by 1/p-CF3-C6H4OH. Catalytically relevant dinuclear ruthenium hydride and hydroxo complexes were synthesized, and their structures were established by X-ray crystallography. Two distinct mechanistic pathways are presented for the hydrogenolysis reaction on the basis of these kinetic and spectroscopic data. (Chemical Equation Presented).

Catalytic hydroalkoxylation of alkenes by iron(III) catalyst

Catalytic hydroalkoxylation of alkenes by iron(III) chloride in the presence of toluenesulfonic acid (TsOH) was developed in moderate to good yields up to 91%. Intramolecular cyclization of 5-hydroxyl pentene afforded 2-methyltetrahedronfuran in 63% yield.

Palladium-catalyzed inter- and intramolecular hydroamination of styrenes coupled with alcohol oxidation using N-fluorobenzenesulfonimide as the oxidant

Palladium-catalyzed inter- and intramolecular hydroaminations of styrenes that are coupled to alcohol oxidation under oxidative condition are reported. The fluorination reagent NFSI is used as the nitrogen source as well as the oxidant. Bidental nitrogen

Water compatible gold(III)-catalysed synthesis of unsymmetrical ethers from alcohols

An efficient and broad-scoped method for the preparation of unsymmetrical ethers from alcohols catalysed by the simplest and least expensive gold catalyst, NaAuCl4, is described for the first time. The procedure enables the etherification of benzylic and tertiary alcohols with moderate to good yields under mild conditions with low catalyst loading. Symmetrical ethers, the usual side products in the etherification of alcohols, were not detected in this case. The formation of the racemic ether from a chiral benzyl alcohol suggests the intermediacy of a carbocation, which has not previously been postulated for gold-catalysed reactions involving alcohols.

Efficient addition of alcohols, amines and phenol to unactivated alkenes by AuIII or PdII stabilized by CuCl2

The nucleophilic addition of alcohols, amines and phenol to unactivated alkenes catalyzed by cationic gold and palladium becomes limited due to the fast reduction into metallic gold under reaction conditions. The presence of CuCl2 retards the reduction of AuIII and PdII, strongly increasing the turnover number of gold and palladium catalysts. It is shown that new AuIII-CuCl2 and PdII-CuCl 2 catalysts are active and selective for the nucleophilic addition of alcohols, amines and phenol to unactivated alkenes. This journal is The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Effective Au(III)-CuCl2-catalyzed addition of alcohols to alkenes

Alkenes can be activated by Au(III) catalysts, and the effective addition of alcohols to alkenes can be carried out under mild conditions with Au(III), provided that catalytic amounts of CuCl2 are added, which significantly stabilize the cationic Au(III). The Royal Society of Chemistry.