Interconverting Lanthanum Hydride and Borohydride Catalysts for C=O Reduction and C−O Bond Cleavage

The high catalytic reactivity of homoleptic tris(alkyl) lanthanum La{C(SiHMe₂)₃}₃ is highlighted by C?O bond cleavage in the hydroboration of esters and epoxides at room temperature. The catalytic hydroboration tolerates functionality typically susceptible to insertion, reduction, or cleavage reactions. Turnover numbers (TON) up to 10 000 are observed for aliphatic esters. Lanthanum hydrides, generated by reactions with pinacolborane, are competent for reduction of ketones but are inert toward esters. Instead, catalytic reduction of esters requires activation of the lanthanum hydride by pinacolborane.     

高岭石基复合材料在光催化领域应用的研究进展

环境污染和能源紧缺已成为当今社会亟须解决的重大问题。高岭石基复合材料光催化处理技术因绿色环保、经济安全、无二次污染而备受关注。鉴于高岭石在光催化领域的研究现状,本文介绍了高岭石的层状硅酸盐结构特征及其在光催化领域的应用优势,综述了高岭石基光催化材料的主要类型、基本特征、合成方法、改性过程、光催化特点及其应用进展与优势,最后,提出了高岭石基复合材料在光催化领域应用的重点研究方向。以期获得制备工艺简单、光催化性能优异、原料易获取且无环境污染的高岭石基光催化复合材料,从根本上解决环境污染问题,缓解能源紧缺危机。     

Preparation and characterization of nano-Co-[4-chlorophenyl-salicylaldimine-methyl pyranopyrazole]Cl2 as a new Schiff base complex and catalyst for the solvent-free synthesis of 1-amidoalkyl-2-naphthols

By the reaction of 4-chlorobenzaldehyde with ethyl acetoacetate, malononitrile, and hydrazine hydrate, 6-amino-4-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-2,4-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]pyrazole-5-carbonitrile was prepared and then reacted with salicylaldehyde and CoCl₂·6H₂O to produce nano-Co-[4-cholorophenyl-salicylaldimine-methylpyranopyrazole]Cl₂ (nano-[Co-4CSMP]Cl₂). The prepared nano-Schiff base complex was reported for the first time and fully characterized by Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, differential thermal gravimetric analysis, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and Brunner–Emmett–Teller analyses and applied as an efficient catalyst for the synthesis of some 1-amidoalkyl-2-naphthol derivatives.     

Trisaminomethane–cobalt complex supported on Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles as an efficient recoverable nanocatalyst for oxidation of sulfides and C–S coupling reactions

In this work, trisaminomethane–cobalt complex immobilized onto the surface of Fe₃O₄ magnetic nanoparticles was successfully prepared via a simple and inexpensive procedure. The prepared nanocatalyst was considered a robust and clean nanoreactor catalyst for the oxidation and synthesis of sulfides under green conditions. This ecofriendly heterogeneous catalyst was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, vibrating sample magnetometry, X-ray mapping, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy techniques. Use of green medium, easy separation and workup, excellent reusability of the nanocatalyst, and short reaction time are some outstanding advantages of this method.     

Synthesis of Arylidene – Isoquinolinones bearing Combretastatin Skeleton by Cyclocarbopalladation/cross coupling Tandem Heck-Suzuki Miaura Reactions using nano catalyst Pd@Py-IL-SPION

Cyclocarbopalladation/cross-coupling cascade intramolecular Heck–Suzuki–Miyaura reactions is applied for the first time by palladium immobilized on pyridine-imidazolium ionic liquid supported magnetic iron oxide nanoparticle catalyst (denoted Pd@Py-IL-SPION) for the last step to synthesize trisubstituted arylidene–isoquinolinones derivatives having Combretastatin skeleton. The reaction is performed via propargylamide intermediates prepared by Ugi 4-CR reactions, which undergoes intramolecular Heck–Suzuki–Miyaura domino reaction to produce the desired trisubstituted arylidene-isoquinolinones. The method shows full regio- and stereoselectivity derives from the particular Pd-catalyzed syn-insertion of triple bond.     

Hydrogen production and photocatalytic activity of g-C3N4/Co-MOF (ZIF-67) nanocomposite under visible light irradiation

Herein, cobalt (Co)-based metal–organic zeolitic imidazole frameworks (ZIF-67) coupled with g-C₃N₄ nanosheets synthesized via a simple microwave irradiation method. SEM, TEM and HR-TEM results showed that ZIF-67 were uniformly dispersed on g-C₃N₄ surfaces and had a rhombic dodecahedron shape. The photocatalytic properties of g-C₃N₄/ZIF-67 nanocomposite were evaluated by photocatalytic dye degradation of crystal violet (CV), 4-chlorophenol (4-CP) and photocatalytic hydrogen (H₂) production. In presence of visible light illumination, the photocatalytic dye results showed that 95% CV degradation and 53% 4-CP degradation within 80 min. The H₂ production of the g-C₃N₄/ZIF-67 composite was 2084 μmol g⁻¹, which is 3.84 folds greater than that of bare g-C₃N₄ (541 μmol g⁻¹).     

Preparation of an efficient catalyst through injection of CuI on modified poly (styrene-co-maleic anhydride) and theoretical investigation of the structural and electronic properties of catalyst

A novel polymer supported [poly (styrene-co-maleic imide) (SMI)]Cu(I) nano-particles was prepared via in situ reaction of 4-amino-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione with [poly (styrene-co-maleic anhydride)] (SMA) along with immobilization of CuI. These nano-particles were fully characterized by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis, Xray (EDAX), inductively coupled plasma (ICP) analysis, ¹H NMR and FT-IR techniques. Moreover, the structural and electronic features of metal–ligand interactions in the complex model of polymer-supported copper nanocatalyst were assessed using density functional theory calculations. The catalytic activity of these supported Cu(I) nonoparticles was examined in one of the classiest name reaction so–called “click reaction” which is coined K. B Sharpless for the regioselective synthesis of 1,2,3-triazole derivatives using a multicomponent reaction (MCR) involving benzyl halides, sodium azide and terminal alkynes in water as a green solvent. This heterogeneous catalyst showed excellent catalytic activity and was separated by simple filtration and was used at least in five consecutive runs without a significant decrease in its activity.