Heck coupling reaction of iodobenzene and styrene using supercritical water in the absence of a catalyst

Heck coupling reaction of iodobenzene and styrene proceeds rapidly and selectively in supercritical water even without any catalyst in the presence of base. Both the choice of base and the reaction conditions had a significant effect on the conversion and the selectivity of the coupling products. The addition of a relatively mild base such as potassium acetate facilitated the cross-coupling reaction, while the hydrolysis of phenyl halide was favored in the presence of a strong base. The conversion and the yields of coupling products increased with increasing temperature, reaching a maximum at 650 K near the critical temperature of water, and then decreased as the temperature was further increased. Water density had a significant influence on the reaction rate, showing nearly 30% augmentation with a slight increase in density from 0.45 to 0.56 g cm(-3), but had less effect on the product selectivity. Two possibilities of the role of water responsible for the noncatalytic Heck coupling reaction in supercritical water, that is, ion and water-catalyzed mechanisms have been considered.     

Synthesis of Fe‐MCM‐41 from silatrane and FeCl3 via sol–gel process and its epoxidation acivity

An iron‐containing mesoporous molecular sieve, or Fe‐MCM‐41, was successfully synthesized the via sol–gel technique using silatrane and FeCl₃ as the silicon and iron sources, and was characterized using various techniques. Many factors were investigated, namely, reaction temperature and time, calcination rate, and iron amount in the reaction mixture. It was found that the optimum conditions in which to synthesize Fe‐MCM‐41 was to carry out the reaction at 60 °C for 7 h using a 1 °C min^?1 calcination rate and a 550 °C calcination temperature. The catalytic activity and selectivity of styrene epoxidation using hydrogen peroxide showed that the selectivity of the styrene oxide reached 65% at a styrene conversion of 22% over the 1%wt catalyst. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

乙苯氧化脱氢反应Fex/TiO2的催化性能研究

新型氧化钛负载铁催化剂Fex/TiO2在低温乙苯空气氧化脱氢制苯乙烯反应中具有良好的催化活性。350 ℃，使用Fe7/TiO2催化剂，当Fe的质量分数为7%时，可获得14.6%乙苯单程转化率和99.0%的苯乙烯选择性。通过X衍射、表面吸附、热分析及扫描电镜仪器分析表征，考察氧化钛负载铁催化剂在乙苯低温氧化脱氢反应中的催化作用。350 ℃乙苯可被活化，催化剂活性的高低取决于活性物种Fe(III)的分布状态和质量分数。     

In situ Deposition of ‘Naked’ Gold Nanoparticles Supported on Silica Spheres as Recyclable Catalysts in Styrene Epoxidation

Tlie rational designs of particle size, morphology and surface states of the Au nanoparticles(AuNPs) are crucial for Au nanocatalyst. We herein report a method to synthesize the silica microspheres supported AuNPs(ca.1 nm) and their application in controlling the reaction conversion and selectivity in styrene epoxidation. Surfactant-ftee AuNPs deposited on silica microspheres were in situ fabricated with aid of the Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) as sacrificial template by galvanic replacement reaction, leading to AuNPs/SiO2 catalyst directly without any post-treatment to expose crystal facets.A high conversion of 46.7% and selectivity of 91.7% to styrene oxide was achieved with H2O2 as oxidant in ethanol. The solid catalyst could be reused at least 10 reaction cycles without significant decrease in activity and selectivity. This study not only supplies an active, recoverable catalyst for styrene oxidation with green oxidant and solvent, but also demonstrates that the silica microspheres functionalized with thiol groups have a superior ability in stabilizing noble metal nanoparticles even without any surfactant.     

Liquid-phase epoxidation of styrene with O2 over alkali metal salt impregnated CoAPO-5

Liquid-phase epoxidation of styrene with atmospheric O₂ was conducted over CoAPO-5 molecular sieves.The catalytic performance of CoAPO-5 can be significantly improved by alkali metal salt impregnated on it,and styrene conversion and selectivity to styrene oxide reached 85%and 69%respectively when CsCl was impregnated on it.The catalyst was recyclable and exhibited similar catalytic activity and selectivity even after three catalytic reaction cycles.     

近临界下HZSM-5催化的甲苯歧化反应

用高压观测池通过可视观测确定了苯、甲苯和对二甲苯等二元系及三元系的临界性质以及甲苯歧化反应混合物临界性质随着反应进程的变化规律；在此基础上，分别研究了近临界区以及高温下以HZSM-5为催化剂的甲苯歧化反应。结果发现，在近临界区甲苯歧化反应的对二甲苯选择性最高，随温度的升高甲苯转化率明显增加，对二甲苯选择性下降。高温下压力对对二甲苯选择性没有影响，转化率随压力升高而提高。     

金属次卟啉二甲酯催化氧化苯乙烯制苯甲醛

将金属次卟啉二甲酯用作叔丁基过氧化氢（TBHP）氧化苯乙烯制苯甲醛的催化剂。 考察了催化剂、氧化剂用量、反应温度、时间、溶剂和不同金属次卟啉二甲酯[M(DPDME)]对苯乙烯转化率及苯甲醛选择性的影响,初步探索了反应机理。 结果表明,金属次卟啉二甲酯能够顺利地选择性催化氧化苯乙烯生成苯甲醛。 以0.002 mmol锰次卟啉二甲酯[ClMn(DPDME)]为催化剂,0.4 mmol TBHP为氧化剂,1 mmol苯乙烯为底物,5 mL CH3CN/H2O(体积比4∶1)为溶剂,反应温度75 ℃,常压反应20 h,苯乙烯的转化率达到98.3%,苯甲醛的选择性为92.7%。     

Visible-Light-Promoted Switchable Selective Oxidations of Styrene Over Covalent Triazine Frameworks in Water

Using photocatalytic oxidation to convert basic chemicals into high value compounds in environmentally benign reaction media is a current focus in catalytic research. The challenge lies in gaining controllability over product formation selectivity. We design covalent triazine frameworks as heterogeneous, metal-free, and recyclable photocatalysts for visible-light-driven switchable selective oxidation of styrene in pure water. Selectivity in product formation was achieved by activation or deactivation of the specific photogenerated oxygen species. Using the same photocatalyst, by deactivation of photogenerated H₂O₂, benzaldehyde was obtained with over 99 % conversion and over 99 % selectivity as a single product. The highly challenging and sensitive epoxidation of styrene was carried out by creating peroxymonocarbonate as an initial epoxidation agent in the presence of bicarbonate, which led to formation of styrene oxide with a selectivity up to 76 % with near quantitative conversion. This study demonstrates a preliminary yet interesting example for simple control over switchable product formation selectivity for challenging oxidation reactions of organic compounds in pure water.     

Olefin epoxidation with tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by functionalized polymer-supported copper(II) Schiff base complex

Abstract  

A new polymer-supported Cu(II) Schiff base complex has been synthesized and characterized by elemental (including metal) analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. The catalytic performance of this complex was evaluated in the epoxidation of styrene in acetonitrile/N,N-dimethylformamide (9:1) mixture with 70% tert-butyl hydroperoxide as an oxidizing agent under liquid phase reaction conditions for selective synthesis of styrene oxide. Suitable reaction conditions have been optimized by considering the effects of various reaction parameters such as temperature, reaction time, solvent, oxidant, catalyst amount, and styrene to hydroperoxide molar ratio for the maximum conversion of styrene as well as selectivity of styrene oxide. We have also investigated the epoxidation reaction of various olefins under the optimized reaction conditions. Comparison between catalytic activities of the polymer-supported Cu(II) Schiff base complex and its homogeneous analogue showed that the polymer-supported catalyst was more active. This heterogeneous complex was reused for five times. The selectivity of the heterogeneous catalyst does not change even after five times of reusing.     

Synthesis of lanthanum-doped MCM-48 molecular sieves and its catalytic performance for the oxidation of styrene

Lanthanum-doped MCM-48 molecular sieves with different La contents were synthesized hydrothermally and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), nitrogen sorption, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible spectroscopy, and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The results show that the majority of La cations have been incorporated into the framework of MCM-48 molecular sieves. When the molar ratio of La/Si is >0.039 in the sample, some of lanthanum species exist in the extraframework. Compared with pure silicate MCM-48, lanthanum-doped MCM-48 samples show the medium strong acidity that is due to the incorporation of La in the framework of silica. In the oxidation of styrene with H(2)O(2) as the oxidant over the lanthanum-doped MCM-48 catalysts, benzaldehyde is the main product with a small amount of styrene oxide. The La content in the catalysts, reaction temperature, reaction time, and solvent affect greatly the catalytic oxidation of styrene. The conversion of styrene and the selectivity to styrene oxide increase noticeably when a small amount of NaOH aqueous solution is added into the reaction mixture. Ln-doped MCM-48 catalysts with 14 kinds of rare earth elements were synthesized hydrothermally and evaluated for the oxidation of styrene. The results show that their catalytic performance is tremendously different and depends on the nature of rare earth elements doped in the MCM-48 mesoporous materials.     

高分子负载型双金属催化剂苯乙烯及其衍生物的氢酯基化反应

用SiO2负载天然生物高分子材料壳聚糖（简写为CS）,再与PbCl2配位,制得催化剂SiO2-CS-PdCl2,利用Pd-Ni双金属协同效应和高分载体对催化活性物种的保护,使催化剂在苯乙烯及其衍及生物的氢酯基化反应中表现出了较高的催化活性和选择性。并重点考察了反应条件、不同底物以及其它载体对反应的影响。     

负载型金基催化剂Au/Fe(OH)3催化苯乙烯环氧化反应

用共沉淀法制备了Au/Fe(OH)3催化剂, 以叔丁基过氧化氢为氧化剂, 考察焙烧温度和金担载量等对苯乙烯环氧化反应的影响. 结果表明, 催化剂的焙烧温度、金担载量对苯乙烯环氧化反应有较大影响. 在室温下直接合成的质量分数为4.67%的Au/Fe(OH)3催化剂对苯乙烯环氧化反应显示了很好的催化活性, 于80 ℃反应3 h苯乙烯的转化率达到84.1%, 环氧苯乙烷的选择性达到71.5%. 通过X射线粉末衍射(XRD)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和Mössbauer分析, 发现催化剂的催化活性与金的价态及铁的化学存在状态有很大关系. 离子态Au3+与载体Fe(OH)3的协同作用对苯乙烯环氧化反应显示出很好的催化活性.     

A valuable, inexpensive Cui/n-heterocyclic carbene catalyst for the selective diboration of styrene

The complexes [Cu(NHC)(NCMe)]BF4 (NHC=N-heterocyclic ligand), with bis(catecholato)diboron (B2(cat)2) as the boron source, efficiently catalyze the diboration of styrene with very high degrees of conversion. With the appropriate NHC ligand, the reaction proceeds quantitatively toward the diborated derivative PhCH(Bcat)--CH2(Bcat). The [styrene]/[B2(cat)2] ratio also has a strong effect on the selectivity: the use of an excess of styrene allows modification of the selectivity toward the formation solely of the monoborated derivative, PhCH2--CH2(Bcat). DFT calculations suggest that no oxidative addition processes take place at copper, but that intermediates containing coordinated sigma-bonds are involved in the catalytic cycle.     

NaBr/KY催化剂在甲苯氧化甲基化反应中的稳定性

考察了NaBr/KY催化剂的甲苯氧化甲基化(OMT)反应的稳定性，经过50 h的OMT反应结果表明，在反应初期，甲苯转化率、总C8选择性均有不同程度的下降，之后趋于稳定.在总C8产物中，苯乙烯的选择性随着反应的进行呈下降趋势，而乙苯的选择性与苯乙烯相比呈相反的变化趋势.此外，利用XRD、骨架IR、XPS对反应前后的催化剂结构进行了研究，发现催化剂经过50 h的OMT反应，分子筛的结构遭到了部分破坏，但其基本骨架仍保留.     

双二茂铁基醛亚胺钼（ＶＩ）配合物的合成及催化性能

通过二茂铁甲醛与丙二胺反应得到双二茂铁基醛亚胺配体N~1,N~3-双二茂铁亚甲基丙烷-1, 3-二胺(FcMP), FcMP与MoO_2Cl_2(THF)_2的四氢呋喃溶液作用, 合成了双二茂铁基醛亚胺钼(VI)配合物. 以配合物为催化剂, 叔丁基过氧化氢为氧化剂, 分别以苯乙烯和环己烯为底物, 考察了温度、时间、催化剂量及溶剂对于烯烃均相环氧化反应的催化性能的影响. 结果表明, 在最优实验条件下, 反应12 h, 环己烯的转化率为88%, 环氧环己烷的选择性为98%;苯乙烯的转化率为84%, 氧化苯乙烯的选择性为76%. 催化剂经简单分离可回收使用, 且催化活性基本保持不变. 同时对环氧化反应的机理进行了初步探讨.     

MCM-41固载Co席夫碱配合物的制备及其催化烯烃环氧化的研究

环氧化合物作为有机合成中间体具有广泛应用,催化烯烃环氧化一直是催化化学中的一个重要课题[1～2].尽管已经报道了以过酸、过氧化氢、烷基过氧化物、或分子氧为氧化剂,以金属配合物(通常为钌、钼、钛的配合物)为催化剂的反应体系,但对环氧化物的选择性却很低[3].另外,除了需探索具有高选择性的催化体系外,应用分子氧或空气作为氧化剂更适宜于经济和安全的要求.目前,在以分子氧作为氧化剂,均相催化烯烃环氧化的研究中,应用醛类化合物作为氧转移试剂是一种有效的和方便的促进烯烃环氧化的方法[4].但是,均相催化剂难于分离和重复使用,因此…     

反应控制相转移催化环氧化苯乙烯

研究了磷钨杂多酸盐反应控制相转移催化H2O2直接氧化苯乙烯制环氧苯乙烷的反应,考察了溶剂、H₂O₂用量、催化剂用量、反应温度、时间、苯乙烯浓度等因素对反应的影响。 获得的适宜的反应条件为：乙酸乙酯为溶剂,n(苯乙烯)∶n(H₂O₂)∶n(催化剂)=300∶300∶1,反应温度60 ℃,反应时间6 h,反应液中苯乙烯质量分数为10%。 在该条件下,苯乙烯的转化率为85.5%,环氧苯乙烷的选择性为84.9%。 催化剂可过滤回收,循环使用2次后的活性无明显下降。     

Mixed matrix vanadium oxide catalytic nanocomposite membrane for styrene oxidation

Mesoporous nanocomposite membranes with vanadium oxide–carbon nanotubes (V_xO_y-CNTs) embedded in γ-Al₂O₃ were successfully synthesized using the dip coating method. The membranes were evaluated for styrene oxidation to determine the optimum styrene conversion and benzaldehyde selectivity. Several factors that influence the preparation of defect-free coatings, such as the type of binder, the binder addition time and surface support treatments, were investigated. The physico-chemical permeation properties of the membranes were characterized using scanning electron microscope, transmission electron microscope (TEM), X-ray Diffraction XRD, Nitrogen adsorption (BET) and Thermogravimetric TGA. Response surface methodology (RSM) was used to investigate the effects of oxidant (H₂O₂) concentration, temperature, contact time and catalyst loading on styrene conversion and the selectivity of benzaldehyde. Based on the RSM analysis, the optimal oxidation conditions included a reaction temperature of 45 °C, a differential pressure of 1.5 bars, a molar ratio of H₂O₂: styrene of 1.5:1 and a catalyst loading of 30 %. These conditions resulted in the maximal styrene conversion of 25.6 and 84.9 % benzaldehyde selectivity.     

Hydroarylation of Styrenes with Electron-Rich Arenes Over Acidic Ion-Exchange Resins

A series of acidic cation-exchange resins were used for the hydroarylation of resorcinol with styrene, in which resin D072 exhibited the excellent catalytic performance in this reaction with 99% conversion of styrene and 90% selectivity of 4-(1-phenylethyl)resorcinol. It was applied to the hydroarylation of various electron-rich arenes with styrenes, and the hydroarylated products were quantitatively obtained. This catalyst could be used for four consecutive runs with slight decrease in activity. The hydroarylation of resorcinol with styrene over resin D072 in a fixed bed was completed effectively with 94% selectivity and 99% conversion, and this green continuous process is potentially applicable to large-scale productions.     

Preparation of highly sulfonated polystyrene model colloids

Previous attempts to prepare monodisperse styrene/sodium styrene sulfonate copolymer latexes by batch, seeded, and semicontinuous emulsion polymerization were unsuccessful at high concentrations of the functional comonomer. Broad, and sometimes bimodal, size distributions, and large amounts of water soluble homopolymer were obtained. After removal of free monomer, solute and adsorbed homopolymer and copolymer, the overall incorporation of the functional comonomer was found to be low. To overcome these problems, a two stage “shot-growth” or in situ seeding technique was developed. A first stage copolymerization was carried out with a low concentration of sodium styrene sulfonate: the purpose of the functional comonomer was to enhance the stability and regulate the size of the seed particles. When this reaction had reached high conversion (> 90%), a second stage monomer mixture was added. The ratio of styrene to sodium styrene sulfonate in this mixture determined the final surface charge density. The mechanism by which the NaSS is incorporated in the polymer particles is considered to be by solution copolymerization with solute styrene monomer to form surface active oligoradicals. These radicals adsorb on the particle surface, initiate polymerization and become inextricably bound, preventing their transfer back to the aqueous phase. By this means, it was possible to vary independently the particle size and surface charge density. High concentrations of functional comonomer could be polymerized without undue wastage (incorporations were only slightly less than 100%) or loss of monodispersity. In extreme cases, the area per functional group fell below the theoretical minimum, indicating considerable hydration of the surface layers.