Oxidation of 2,6-Di-tert-butylphenol by dioxygen catalyzed by tetrasodium phthalocyaninatocobalt(II) tetrasulfonate in aqueous micellar media

The oxidation of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol by dioxygen has been investigated in aqueous micellar aggregates of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) using tetrasodium phthalocyaninatocobalt(II) tetrasulfonate (CoPcTsNa₄) as catalyst. The CTAB/CoPcTsNa4 system showed enhanced catalytic activity in the oxidation of 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol compared to that observed in the oxidation reaction in the absence of CTAB. 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-1,4-benzoquinone and 3,5,3′,5′-tetra-tert-butyl-4,4-diphenoquinone were identified as reaction products. The initial rate constants of auto-oxidation reaction was found to increase with increasing the pH range from 7.0 to 13.0. The rate constants k_obs of auto-oxidation reaction showed linear dependence on catalyst concentration. The rate of auto-oxidation reaction was found to fit a Michealis-Menten kinetic model for the saturation of catalyst sites with increasing 2,6-di-tert-butylphenol concentration and dioxygen pressure. Tetrasodium phthalocyaninatocobalt(II) tetrasulfonate in aqueous micellar solution of CTAB was found to be mainly monomeric.     

GC–MS analysis and reaction mechanism of the gas-phase amination of 2,6-diisopropylphenol

The liquid product of the gas-phase amination of 2,6-diisopropylphenol (2,6-DIPP) to prepare 2,6-diisopropylaniline (2,6-DIPA) was analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Besides 2,6-DIPP and 2,6-DIPA, there are by-products such as water, 1,3-diisopropylbenzene, 2,6-diisopropylcyclohexamine in the liquid product, in which 2,6-diisopropylcyclohexamine is a major constitute by-product. The ratio of 2,6-diisopropylcyclohexamine to 2,6-DIPA is low when the reaction proceeds more completely at lower reaction space velocity, but this ratio increases when the reaction proceeds incompletely at higher space velocity. So that 2,6-diisopropylcyclohexamine is suggested to be the intermediate product of gas-phase amination of 2,6-DIPP. The reaction mechanism of gas-phase amination of 2,6-DIPP on the bifunctional palladium-lanthanum supported catalyst was proposed. This reaction was synergistically catalyzed by the Pd metal active sites that facilitated hydrogenation and dehydrogenation reactions and the acid sites on the catalyst support that accelerated isomerization and amination reactions.     

多金属ZSM-5催化剂的制备及其催化氨化合成2,6-二甲基吡啶

通过掺杂制备了一系列多金属改性的ZSM-5催化剂,并用于丙酮和甲醇氨化合成2,6-二甲基吡啶的反应中.在固定床反应器上筛选出催化性能良好的催化剂6%Pb-0.5%Fe-0.5%Co/ZSM-5(200),探讨了过渡金属掺杂的促进作用,并考察了反应温度、氨醇比、酮醇比、水含量和停留时间对反应性能的影响.结果表明,该催化剂...     

Liquid phase acylation of 2-methylnaphthalene catalyzed by H-beta zeolite

Liquid phase Friedel–Crafts acylation of 2-methylnaphthalene (2-MN) has been investigated over zeolite catalyst. The influence of zeolite structures, substituents on naphthalene, acylating agents and solvents on the acylation has been discussed. 2-Methyl-6-butyrylnaphthalene (2,6-BMN), a promising precursor of 2,6-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid (2,6-NDCA), has been synthesized by the acylation of 2-MN using butyric anhydride (BA) as an acylating agent and H-beta zeolite as a catalyst. The influence of the preparative methods and dosage of H-beta zeolite, the molar ratio of reactants, the reaction temperature and reaction time on the catalytic butyrylation was also studied. The H-beta zeolite exchanged for four times and calcined at 550 °C possessed relatively better catalytic performance. Under the optimized condition, the conversion of BA reached 78.3% and the selectivity for 2,6-BMN was 53.1%.     

A catalytic and mechanistic investigation of a PCP pincer palladium complex in the Stille reaction

In an improved procedure, the complex {2,6-bis[(diphenylphosphino)methyl]benzene}chloropalladium(II) (1) was synthesised as its THF adduct and the structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. The catalytic properties of the derivative {2,6-bis[(diphenylphosphino)methyl]benzene}(trifluoroacetato)palladium(II) (2) was investigated in the Stille reaction. Complex 2 proves to be an excellent catalyst for the C-C cross-coupling between trimethyl phenyl stannane and aryl bromides using a very low catalyst loading (0.1-0.0001%), giving high turnover numbers (TONs) up to 6.9 x 10(5). A kinetic investigation of the catalytic reaction suggests a heterogeneous colloidal palladium catalyst formed from the PCP Pd(II) pre-catalyst.     

铬酸钴催化剂上苯酚和甲醇气相邻位烷基化反应

研究了具有尖晶石结构的铬酸钴及负载钾的铬酸钴催化剂上苯酚和甲醇气相邻位烷基化反应. 结果表明, 相对较高的反应温度有利于提高催化剂的反应活性和2,6-二甲酚的选择性; 随着质量空速的降低, 苯酚的转化率和2,6-二甲酚的选择性逐渐增加, 邻甲酚的选择性逐渐降低, 这表明2,6-二甲酚是邻甲酚进行连续反应的结果. 另外, 钾的引入能明显提高邻甲酚的选择性, 降低苯酚的转化率和2,6-二甲酚的选择性, 原因可能主要是由于负载钾后铬酸钴催化剂上的较强的酸中心数目明显减少所致.     

Au-catalyzed cyclization of monoallylic diols

The Ph3PAuCl/AgOTf-catalyzed cyclization of monoallylic diols to form tetrahydropyrans is reported. The reactions proceed rapidly at temperatures as low as -78 degrees C with catalyst loadings as low as 0.1 mol % to provide the products in 79-99% yield. A broad range of structurally diverse substrates perform well in the reaction. When 2,6-disubstituted tetrahydropyrans are produced, the reaction is highly diastereoselective for the 2,6-cis product.     

Ruthenium-catalyzed asymmetric epoxidation of olefins using H2O2, part II: catalytic activities and mechanism

Asymmetric epoxidation of olefins with 30 % H2O2 in the presence of [Ru(pybox)(pydic)] 1 and [Ru(pyboxazine)(pydic)] 2 has been studied in detail (pybox = pyridine-2,6-bisoxazoline, pyboxazine = pyridine-2,6-bisoxazine, pydic = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate). 35 Ruthenium complexes with sterically and electronically different substituents have been tested in environmentally benign epoxidation reactions. Mono-, 1,1-di-, cis- and trans-1,2-di-, tri-, and tetra-substituted aromatic olefins with versatile functional groups can be epoxidized with this type of catalyst in good to excellent yields (up to 100 %) with moderate to good enantioselectivies (up to 84 % ee). Additive and solvent effects as well as the relative rate of reaction with different catalysts have been established. It is shown that the presence of weak organic acids or an electron-withdrawing group on the catalyst increases the reactivity. New insights on the reaction intermediates and reaction pathway of the ruthenium-catalyzed epoxidation are proposed on the basis of density functional theory calculation and experiments.     

Controlled Synthesis of 2‐Acetyl‐6‐carbethoxypyridine and 2,6‐Diacetylpyridine from 2,6‐Dimethylpyridine

The controlled syntheses of mono‐ and bis‐acetylpyridine from the same starting material (2,6‐dimethylpyridine) are reported, including the asymmetrical compound 2‐acetyl‐6‐carbethoxypyridine, which has not before been reported. The influences of the amount of catalyst EtONa and the reaction conditions to the final products are also explored. A modification of the reported preparation for the 2,6‐dipicolinic acid, 2,6‐dicarbethoxypyridine and 2,6‐diacetylpyridine with higher purity and improved yields is provided here, and the physical and spectral properties of these products are identical to those reported in the literature.     

OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION OF 2,6-DISUBSTITUTED PHENOLS CATALYZED BY IRON-SALEN COMPLEX

Oxidative polymerization of 2,6-disubstituted phenols has been performed by using iron(III)-salen complex and hydrogen peroxide as catalyst and oxidizing agent, respectively. The oxidative reaction of 2,6-dimethylphenol produced the polymer along with a byproduct dimer of 3,5,3',5'-tetramethyl-4,4'-dipheno-quinone. The addition of pyridine suppressed the formation of the dimer to mainly give the polymer with molecular weight of more than 1×10⁴ in high yields. From NMR analysis, the polymer was found to consist of exclusively 1,4-oxyphenylene unit. Effects of the solvent composition, added amount and type of amine, and catalyst amount have been systematically investigated. 2-Allyl-6-methylphenol and 2,6-diphenylphenol produced the corresponding polymer under the similar polymerizaconditions, whereas the formation of C-C coupling dimer was observed in using 2,6-diisopropylphenol and 2,6-dimethoxyphenol as monomer.     

Transformation,par 1′anhydride acètique,d'aldèhydes à caractére èlectrophile prononcè; catalyse par des pyridines. 1. Acyloïnes et hydrates di-o-acètylès d'aldèhydes

2-Benzothiazole-carbaldehyde is transformed into di-O-acetyl-enol-(benzothiazolecarboxyl-2)-oin in the presence of acetic anhydride and of pyridine as catalyst. Without pyridine or with 2,6-lutidine no reaction occurs. A mechanism of this reaction is proposed. No reaction was observed in the case of benzaldehyde. Choral reacts with acetic anhydride in the presence of pyridine as well as of 2,6-lutidine as catalyst to give 1,1-diacetoxy-2,2,2-trichloro-ethane. A mechanism is proposed, in which in an intermediate state the acetate ion (and not pyridine, for steric reasons) attacks the carbon of the carbonyl function of the conjugate acid with the acetylium cation to yield 1,1-diacetoxy-2,2,2-trichloro-ethane. These two reactions occur only with aldehydes whose carbonyl is very electrophilic, and seem to be a possible way to point out the presence of an acylium cation in pyridine medium.     

Borylation of aryldiazonium ions with N-heterocyclic carbene-palladium catalysts formed without added base

[reaction: see text] A highly efficient catalytic borylation process with aryldiazonium ions was developed using a carbene-palladium catalyst formed in situ to give arylpinacolatoborane products. An X-ray structure for the N-heterocyclic carbene-palladium complex, used as the catalyst formed from bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-4,5-dihydroimidazolium chloride, was obtained without added base.     

A Naphthalenedisulfonate–Cadmium Coordination Polymer with Lewis Basic Pyridyl Sites for the Catalytic Application in Acetylation of Phenols

A new cadmium(II) arenedisulfonate coordination polymer with uncoordinated pyridyl groups, formulating as [Cd(tpim)(2,6-nds)]_n (1), was synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction of 2,6-naphthalenedisulfonate (2,6-nds), 2,4,5-tri(4-pyridyl)-imidazole (tpim) and Cd(CH₃COO)₂. The functional utility is investigated by employing 1 as an efficient heterogeneous nucleophilic catalyst for the acetylation of phenols. The catalyst 1 is stable under the studied reaction conditions, and could be recycled without significantly losing activity.     

Catalytic asymmetric induction of planar chirality: palladium catalyzed intramolecular Mizoroki–Heck reaction of prochiral (arene)chromium complexes

The asymmetric intramolecular Mizoroki–Heck reaction of prochiral tricarbonyl(2,6-dibutenylchlorobenzene)chromium in the presence of a chiral phosphine–palladium catalyst gave the corresponding bicyclic chromium complex up to 73% ee.     

Intramolecular C-C coupling of 2,6-disubstituted-1-bromoaryls for dihydrophenanthridines

The reaction of 2,6-disubstituted-1-bromoaryl imines with sodium borohydride under reflux condition leads to an intramolecular cyclization through C-Br and C-H coupling without any transition-metal catalyst, furnishing 5,6-dihydrophenanthridine and phenanthridine derivatives.     

Cu(0)/2,6‐bis(imino)pyridines catalyzed single‐electron transfer‐living radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate initiated with poly(vinylidene fluoride‐co‐chlorotrifluoroethylene)

A series of 2,6‐bis(imino)pyridines, as common ligands for late transition metal catalyst in ethylene coordination polymerization, were successfully employed in single‐electron transfer‐living radical polymerization (SET‐LRP) of methyl methacrylate (MMA) by using poly(vinylidene fluoride‐co‐chlorotrifluoroethylene) (P(VDF‐co‐CTFE)) as macroinitiator with low concentration of copper catalyst under relative mild‐reaction conditions. Well‐controlled polymerization features were observed under varied reaction conditions including reaction temperature, catalyst concentration, as well as monomer amount in feed. The typical side reactions including the chain‐transfer reaction and dehydrochlorination reaction happened on P(VDF‐co‐CTFE) in atom‐transfer radical polymerization process were avoided in current system. The relationship between the catalytic activity and the chemical structure of 2,6‐bis(imino)pyridine ligands was investigated by comparing both the electrochemical properties of Cu(II)/2,6‐bis(imino)pyridine and the kinetic results of SET‐LRP of MMA catalyzed with different ligands. The substitute groups onto N‐binding sites with proper steric bulk and electron donating are desirable for both high‐propagation reaction rate and C? Cl bonds activation capability on P(VDF‐co‐CTFE). The catalytic activity of Cu(0)/2,6‐bis(imino)pyridines is comparable with Cu(0)/2,2′‐bipyridine under the consistent reaction conditions. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013, 51, 4378–4388     

Synthesis and characterization of 24-membered cyclobis(ethylene 2,6-naphthalate)

The pure 24-membered cyclic dimer ( 2 ) of ethylene 2,6-naphthalate was isolated in 9% yield by reaction of bis(2′-hydroxyethyl) 2,6-naphthalate ( 5 ) with 2,6-naphthalenedicarbonyl chloride ( 4 ) in THF with pyridine as catalyst under high dilution conditions. The macrocycle was characterized by NMR, MS, elemental analysis, and X-ray crystallography. The crystal structure reveals a significant distortion of the naphthalene rings, forming an ellipsoidal cavity as a result of the ring strain, suggesting facile ring-opening polymerization.     

Enantioselective Lewis acid-catalyzed Mukaiyama-Michael reactions of acyclic enones. Catalysis by allo-threonine-derived oxazaborolidinones

allo-Threonine-derived O-aroyl-B-phenyl-N-tosyl-1,3,2-oxazaborolidin-5-ones 1g,n catalyze the asymmetric Mukaiyama-Michael reaction of acyclic enones with a trimethylsilyl ketene S,O-acetal in high enantioselectivity. A range of alkenyl methyl ketones is successfully employed as Michael acceptors affording ee values of 85-90% by using 10 mol % of the catalyst. The use of 2,6-diisopropylphenol and tert-butyl methyl ether as additives is found to be essential to achieve high enantioselectivity in these reactions. The effects of the additives are discussed in terms of the retardation of an Si(+)-catalyzed racemic pathway, which seriously deteriorates the enantioselectivity of asymmetric Mukaiyama-Michael reactions. A working model for asymmetric induction is proposed based on correlation between catalyst structures and enantioselectivities.     

Performance of HZSM-5 as Catalyst for Alkylation of Methyl naphthalene with Methanol in Supercritical Phase

The alkylation of methylnaphthalene（MN） with methanol in the presence of HZSM-5 is a promising route for producing 2,6-dimetylnaphthalene（2,6-DMN） with a high selectivity. However, the conversion of MN is very low and the catalyst will be deactivated rapidly with increasing time on stream. In this study, the effects of the reaction pressure on the reactivity, selectivity and life of the catalyst of alkylation of MN over HZSM-5 modified by BaO were investigated. It was observed that with the enhancement of pressure, the conversion of MN increased, but the selectivity of 2,6-DMN kept unchanged, which was about 40% -42%. When the alkylation was carried out under a supercritical condition, the conversion of MN was 3-6 times higher and the life of catalyst was 25-30 times longer than those at an ambient pressure. The thermogravimetric analyses of the deactivated catalysts at different reaction pressures indicate that the amount of coke deposited on the catalysts was about 10% to 12 %, and the coke-burning reactions mainly took place in a temperature range from 720 to 860 K, and the apparent activation energies of the coke-burning catalysts at 0. 1 MPa（ 10 h） and 7. 6 MPa（ 108 h） were, respectively, 65.90 and 84. 72 kJ/mol. It is concluded from tile results that the supercritical condition is advantageous to enhancing the conversion of alkylation and extraction in situ, and to transporting those high molecular-weight poly-aromatic compounds so as to extend the catalyst life successively.     

γ-hydroxypropylation of 2,6-dialkyl(aryl)phenols with allyl alcohol and its derivatives

The composition of the products of the reaction of 2,6-disubstituted phenols with allyl alcohol and its derivatives in an alkaline medium was investigated, the conditions for carrying out the reaction with the predominant formation of 4-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,6-dialkyl(aryl)phenols were found, and its mechanism was suggested. The reaction was examined on an industrial scale. An important result is the practical demonstration of alkaline catalysis performed under homogeneous conditions with participation of phenols, when the used alkaline catalyst is recovered in the process without the formation of waste waters.