6920-22-5Relevant academic research and scientific papers
Chromium-Catalyzed Production of Diols From Olefins
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Paragraph 0111, (2021/03/19)
Processes for converting an olefin reactant into a diol compound are disclosed, and these processes include the steps of contacting the olefin reactant and a supported chromium catalyst comprising chromium in a hexavalent oxidation state to reduce at least a portion of the supported chromium catalyst to form a reduced chromium catalyst, and hydrolyzing the reduced chromium catalyst to form a reaction product comprising the diol compound. While being contacted, the olefin reactant and the supported chromium catalyst can be irradiated with a light beam at a wavelength in the UV-visible spectrum. Optionally, these processes can further comprise a step of calcining at least a portion of the reduced chromium catalyst to regenerate the supported chromium catalyst.
Well-defined Cp*Co(III)-catalyzed Hydrogenation of Carbonates and Polycarbonates
Dahiya, Pardeep,Gangwar, Manoj Kumar,Sundararaju, Basker
, p. 934 - 939 (2020/12/15)
We herein report the catalytic hydrogenation of carbonates and polycarbonates into their corresponding diols/alcohols using well-defined, air-stable, high-valent cobalt complexes. Several novel Cp*Co(III) complexes bearing N,O-chelation were isolated for the first time and structurally characterized by various spectroscopic techniques including single crystal X-ray crystallography. These novel Co(III) complexes have shown excellent catalytic activity to produce value added diols/alcohols from carbonate and polycarbonates through hydrogenation using molecular hydrogen as sole reductant or iPrOH as transfer hydrogenation source. To demonstrate the developed methodology's practical applicability, we have recycled the bisphenol A monomer from compact disc (CD) through hydrogenation under the established reaction conditions using phosphine-free, earth-abundant, air- and moisture-stable high-valent cobalt catalysts.
An Amphiphilic (salen)Co Complex – Utilizing Hydrophobic Interactions to Enhance the Efficiency of a Cooperative Catalyst
Solís-Mu?ana, Pablo,Salam, Joanne,Ren, Chloe Z.-J.,Carr, Bronte,Whitten, Andrew E.,Warr, Gregory G.,Chen, Jack L.-Y.
supporting information, p. 3207 - 3213 (2021/06/01)
An amphiphilic (salen)Co(III) complex is presented that accelerates the hydrolytic kinetic resolution (HKR) of epoxides almost 10 times faster than catalysts from commercially available sources. This was achieved by introducing hydrophobic chains that increase the rate of reaction in one of two ways – by enhancing cooperativity under homogeneous conditions, and increasing the interfacial area under biphasic reaction conditions. While numerous strategies have been employed to increase the efficiency of cooperative catalysts, the utilization of hydrophobic interactions is scarce. With the recent upsurge in green chemistry methods that conduct reactions ‘on water’ and at the oil-water interface, the introduction of hydrophobic interactions has potential to become a general strategy for enhancing the catalytic efficiency of cooperative catalytic systems. (Figure presented.).
A METHOD FOR PREPARING 1,2-HEXANEDIOL
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Paragraph 0040; 0064-0071; 0076, (2021/10/27)
The present invention provides a colourless. A method for producing high purity 1,2 - hexanediol by reacting 1 - hexenes and hydrogen peroxide to produce 1,2 - hexanediol and reacting with a reducing agent and activated carbon to produce colorless, odorless high purity 1,2 - hexanediol. The method for preparing 1,2 - hexanediol according to the present invention greatly improves purity, yield and quality, is simple and economical and industrially useful, and can be mass-produced and can be applied to various industrial fields.
Sterically controlling 2-carboxylated imidazolium salts for one-step efficient hydration of epoxides into 1,2-diols
Cheng, Weiguo,Dong, Li,Fu, Mengqian,Su, Qian,Tan, Xin,Yao, Xiaoqian,Ying, Ting,Zhang, Suojiang
, p. 2992 - 3000 (2021/05/07)
In order to overcome the disadvantages of excessive water and many byproducts in the conventional process of epoxide hydration into 1,2-diols, 2-carboxylated imidazolium salts were first adopted as efficient catalysts for one-step hydration of epoxides into 1,2-diols. By regulating the cation chain lengths, different steric structures of 2-carboxylated imidazolium salts with chain lengths from C1 to C4 were prepared. The salt with the shortest substituent chain (DMIC) exhibited better thermal stability and catalytic performance for hydration, achieving nearly 100% ethylene oxide (EO) conversion and 100% ethylene glycol (EG) selectivity at 120 °C, 0.5 h with just 5 times molar ratio of H2O to EO. Such a tendency is further confirmed and explained by both XPS analysis and DFT calculations. Compared with other salts with longer chains, DMIC has stronger interaction of CO2?anions and imidazolium cations, exhibiting a lower tendency to release CO2?and form HO-CO2?, which can nucleophilically attack and synergistically activate ring-opening of epoxides with imidazolium cations. The strong huge sterically dynamic structure ring-opening transition state slows down the side reaction, and both cations and anions stabilized the transition state imidazolium-EG-HO-CO2?, both of which could avoid excessive hydration into byproducts, explaining the high 1,2-diol yield. Based on this, the cation-anion synergistic mechanism is then proposed.
Diol-Ritter Reaction: Regio- And Stereoselective Synthesis of Protected Vicinal Aminoalcohols and Mechanistic Aspects of Diol Monoester Disproportionation
Abboud, Khalil A.,Cheng, Kevin,Klosin, Jerzy,Kruper, William J.,Kruper, William R.,Lysenko, Ivan,Ondari, Mark E.,Thomas, Pulikkottil J.
, (2021/10/20)
The well-known epoxide-Ritter reaction generally affords oxazolines with poor to average regioselectivity. Herein, a mechanism-based study of the less known diol-Ritter reaction has provided a highly regioselective procedure for the synthesis of 1-vic-amido-2-esters from either terminal epoxides or 1,2-diols via Lewis acid-catalyzed monoesterification. When treated with a stoichiometric Lewis acid catalyst (BF3), these diol monoesters form dioxonium cation intermediates that are ring-opened with nitrile nucleophiles to form nitrilium intermediates, which undergo rapid and irreversible hydration to give the desired amidoesters. Diester byproduct formation is irreversible and appears to occur through disproportionation of diol monoester. With chiral epoxide starting materials, the formation of amidoester occurs with retention of configuration and no apparent erosion of optical purity as determined by single-crystal X-ray analyses and chiral chromatography, respectively. The direct access to chiral vic-amidoesters is especially practical with regard to the synthesis of antibacterial oxazolidinone analogues of the Zyvox antimicrobial family.
Understanding the mechanism of N coordination on framework Ti of Ti-BEA zeolite and its promoting effect on alkene epoxidation reaction
Liang, Xiaohang,Liu, Dan,Luo, Yibin,Peng, Xinxin,Shu, Xingtian,Xia, Changjiu
, (2021/07/31)
The function of ammonium salts on the epoxidation performance over Ti-BEA zeolite was investigated in detail. Experiments of alkene epoxidation, side reactions of epoxide and decomposition of H2O2 with or without ammonium salts were designed, and the UV-Vis spectroscopy was employed to analyze the structure of Ti-hydroperoxo species. It is revealed that the ammonia (or amines) dissociated from the ammonium salt would chelate with the linear Ti-η1(OOH) species and form a bridged Ti-η2(OOH)-R species, which is more stable, more weaker in epoxide adsorption and acidity as well. Therefore, side reactions and H2O2 decomposition would be suppressed, and both alkene conversion and epoxide selectivity would be promoted simultaneously. On the other hand, the excessive NH3?H2O (NH3/Ti>1) or NaOH bond with the Ti-η2(OOH)-R species and generate salt-like Ti-η2(OO)-M+ species, resulting in the deactivation of Ti active center. While for ammonium salts, e.g. NH4Cl, the limited dissociation degree along with the acidic environment help the Ti active center to maintain in highly active. In short, this work provides a practical Ti active center tuning method for Ti-BEA zeolite, as well as a thorough understanding of its Ti-hydroperoxo species.
Diethylene Glycol/NaBr Catalyzed CO2 Insertion into Terminal Epoxides: From Batch to Continuous Flow
Rigo, Davide,Calmanti, Roberto,Perosa, Alvise,Selva, Maurizio,Fiorani, Giulia
, p. 2005 - 2016 (2021/02/27)
CO2 insertion reactions on terminal epoxides (styrene oxide, 1,2-epoxyhexane and butyl glycidyl ether) were performed in a binary homogeneous mixture comprising NaBr as the nucleophilic catalyst and diethylene glycol (DEG) as both solvent and catalyst activator (cation coordinating agent). The reaction protocol was initially studied under batch conditions either in autoclaves and glass reactors: quantitative formation of the cyclic organic carbonate products (COCs) were achieved at T=100 °C and p0(CO2)=1–40 bar. The process was then transferred to continuous-flow (CF) mode. The effects of the reaction parameters (T, p(CO2), catalyst loading, and flow rates) were studied using microfluidic reactors of capacities variable from 7.85 ? 10?2 to 0.157 cm3. Albeit the CF reaction took place at T=220 °C and 120 bar, CF improved the productivity and allowed catalyst recycle through a semi-continuous extraction procedure. For the model case of 1,2-epoxyhexane, the (non-optimized) rate of formation of the corresponding carbonate, 4-butyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-one, was increased up to 27.6 mmol h?1 equiv.?1, a value 2.5 higher than in the batch mode. Moreover, the NaBr/DEG mixture was reusable without loss of performance for at least 4 subsequent CF-tests.
A Heterogeneous Pt-ReOx/C Catalyst for Making Renewable Adipates in One Step from Sugar Acids
Jang, Jun Hee,Ro, Insoo,Christopher, Phillip,Abu-Omar, Mahdi M.
, p. 95 - 109 (2021/01/12)
Renewable adipic acid is a value-added chemical for the production of bioderived nylon. Here, the one-step conversion of mucic acid to adipates was achieved in high yield through deoxydehydration (DODH) and catalytic transfer hydrogenation (CTH) by a bifunctional Pt-ReOx/C heterogeneous catalyst with isopropanol as solvent and reductant. The Pt-ReOx/C catalyst is reusable and was regenerated at least five times. The catalyst exhibits a broad substrate scope of various diols. Spectroscopic studies of Pt-ReOx/C revealed ReVII and Pt0 as the relevant species for DODH and CTH, respectively. Isotope labeling experiments support a monohydride mechanism for CTH over Pt. This work demonstrates a reusable bifunctional catalyst for a one-step valorization of sugar acids to a practical monomer, which opens the door to multifunctional catalysis streamlining valorization of biomass-derived molecules.
PNN tridentate ligand, ruthenium complex, and preparation method and application of ruthenium complex
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Paragraph 0187-0192, (2020/06/04)
The invention discloses a PNN tridentate ligand, a ruthenium complex, and a preparation method and an application of the ruthenium complex. The structure of the ruthenium complex is represented by formula I, and the ruthenium complex has good catalytic activity in a reaction of converting cyclic carbonate into methanol and a reaction of hydrogenating and degrading polyester and polycarbonate. In addition, the PNN tridentate ligand and the ruthenium complex of the PNN tridentate ligand are good in stability, and the synthesis process is simple.

