Size-Selective Hydroformylation by a Rhodium Catalyst Confined in a Supramolecular Cage

Size-selective hydroformylation of terminal alkenes was attained upon embedding a rhodium bisphosphine complex in a supramolecular metal–organic cage that was formed by subcomponent self-assembly. The catalyst was bound in the cage by a ligand-template approach, in which pyridyl–zinc(II) porphyrin interactions led to high association constants (>10⁵ m ⁻¹) for the binding of the ligands and the corresponding rhodium complex. DFT calculations confirm that the second coordination sphere forces the encapsulated active species to adopt the ee coordination geometry (i.e., both phosphine ligands in equatorial positions), in line with in situ high-pressure IR studies of the host–guest complex. The window aperture of the cage decreases slightly upon binding the catalyst. As a result, the diffusion of larger substrates into the cage is slower compared to that of smaller substrates. Consequently, the encapsulated rhodium catalyst displays substrate selectivity, converting smaller substrates faster to the corresponding aldehydes. This selectivity bears a resemblance to an effect observed in nature, where enzymes are able to discriminate between substrates based on shape and size by embedding the active site deep inside the hydrophobic pocket of a bulky protein structure.     

两相催化体系中烯烃氢甲酰化的高区域选择性

采用水溶性铑膦配合物催化剂在两相(水/有机物)体系中进行长链烯烃氢甲酰化反应合成高碳醛,具有反应条件缓和、催化剂与产物容易分离的优点,而且用水作溶剂既便宜、又安全,有利于环境保护,因此引起国内外化学家重视,进行了大量研究[1,2].     

两相催化体系中长链烯烃氢甲酰化反应研究：—阳离子胶束的动力学作用机理

研究了以水溶性铑－膦配合物RhCl(CO)(TPPTS)2为催化剂,三苯基膦三磺酸钠（TPPTS）为配体,在阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTAB）存在下,水／有机物两相催化体系中,1－十二烯甲酰化反应与CTAB浓度的关系,为了进一步揭示阳离子表面活性剂在该反应体系中的动力学作用机理,分别应用分光光度法和光散射法,测定了1－十二烯在CTAB胶束中的增溶曲线和铑民位催化剂、配体TPPTS和1－十二烯对CTAB胶束摩尔质量的影响,结果表明,阳离子表面活性剂对长烯烃烯氢甲酰化两相催化反应具有加速作用,可能是由于;（1）催化剂及配体吸附于胶束界面并富集;（2）烯烃增溶于胶束内核,容易与催化活性物种发生配位反应。     

非离子水溶性膦配体的合成及其应用进展

按非离子水溶性膦配体的发展特点,就羟基取代膦配体、天然碳水化合物为母体的膦配体、聚醚基取代的膦配体、具手性中心的膦配体、高分子负载型膦配体、温控相转移膦配体、环糊精改性的膦配体等类型的非离子水溶性膦配体的合成及其在两相催化中的应用作一综述。     

Synthesis of tryptamines by the Fischer method using synthetic precursors and latent forms of amino-butanal (review)

Information on the synthesis of tryptamines using the Fischer reaction is reviewed. A comparative analysis is made of the methods of production and the reactivity of the various synthetic precursors and latent forms of aminobutanal — the carbonyl component in the synthesis of tryptamines by the Fischer method. __________ Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 4, pp. 493–538, April, 2008.