Palladium‐catalyzed unstrained C(sp3)―N bond activation: the synthesis of N,N‐dimethylacetamide by carbonylation of trimethylamine

This work describes a highly efficient unstrained C(sp³)―N bond activation approach for synthesis of N,N‐dimethylacetamide (DMAc) via catalytic carbonylation of trimethylamine using a PdCl₂/bipy (bipy = 2,2′‐bipyridine)/Me₄NI catalyst system. A low Pd catalyst dosage (1.0 mol%) is sufficient for high selectivity (98.1%) and yield (90.8%), with a turnover number (TON) of 90.0 mmol of DMAc obtained per mmol of PdCl₂ employed under mild reaction conditions. The influence of reaction parameters such as catalyst precursor dosage, ligand type and promoter on activity is investigated. This work also discusses in detail the halide promoter's role in the reaction, and provides a plausible mechanism based on the intermediates methyl iodide and acetyl iodide. Analyses indicate that the carbonylation of trimethylamine may proceed through an active intermediate acetyl iodide formed by carbonylation of methyl iodide generated from the decomposition of the promoter Me₄NI under reaction conditions. The formation of acetyl iodide favors the cleaving efficiency of the inert unstrained C(sp³)―N bond of trimethylamine. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

CuNaY分子筛的制备及其催化甲醇氧化羰基化

采用多种铜盐溶液与NaY分子筛离子交换制备了CuNaY催化剂,通过加入氨水提高溶液pH值以及高温活化,显著提高了该催化剂对甲醇氧化羰基化合成碳酸二甲酯的反应活性。不同的铜盐水溶液交换制备的CuNaY催化剂催化活性不同,添加氨水将溶液pH值调节为11后,离子交换制备的CuNaY催化剂的催化活性和DMC选择性明显升高且趋于一致。经元素分析、XRD、XPS和H₂-TPR表征可知,加入氨水可促进Cu²⁺离子交换的进行,提高CuNaY催化剂中Cu的交换量,催化剂中约75%的Cu²⁺定位于分子筛的超笼中。     

溶剂甲醇过程的溶剂选择

溶剂甲醇过程的溶剂选择至关重要。本文筛选了三乙二醇二甲醚（ＴＲＩＧＬＹＭＥ）作为溶剂，测定了甲醇在溶剂中的溶解度及活度系数。在本文的研究条件下，甲醇的溶解特性符合亨利定律，以实验数据回归，亨利系数Ｈ＝０．３７４３ｅｘｐ（－３０１３．６／Ｔ）ＭＰａｍ＾３ｍｏｌ＾－１。通过与其他溶剂比较后可以得出：按甲醇在不同溶剂中的溶解度大小排序：ＴＧＩＧＬＹＭＥ〉ＴＥＧＤＭＥ〉Ｓｑｕａｌａｎｅ〉ＶｅｓｔｏｗａｘＳ     

Fine-tuning inverse metal-support interaction boosts electrochemical transformation of methanol into formaldehyde based on density functional theory

Different from traditional metal-support heterogenous catalysts,inverse heterogeneous catalysts,in which the surface of metal is decorated by metal oxide,have recently attracted increasing interests owing to the unique interracial effect and electronic structure.However,a deep insight into the effect of metaloxide interaction on the catalytic performance still remains a great challenge.In our work,an inverse hematite/palladium(Fe_2 O_3/Pd) hybrid nanostructure,i.e.,the active Fe_2 O_3 ultrathin oxide layers partially covering on the surface of Pd nanoparticles(NPs),exhibited superior electrocatalytic performance towards methanol oxidation reaction(MOR) as compared to the bare Pd NPs based on density functional theory calculation.The charge could transfer from Pd to Fe_2 O_3 driven by the built-in potential at the interface of Pd and Fe_2 O_3,which favors the downshift of d band center of Pd.With the assistance of interfacial hydroxyl OH~*,the cleavage of O—H and C—H in CH_3 OH could take place much easily with lower barrier ene rgy on Fe_2 O_3/Pd than that on pure Pd via two electrons transferring reaction pathways.Our results highlight that the syne rgy of Pd and Fe_2 O_3 at the interface could facilitate the electrochemical transformation of methanol into formaldehyde assisted with interfacial hydroxyl OH~*.     

Palladium(II)‐catalyzed catalytic aminocarbonylation and alkoxycarbonylation of terminal alkynes: regioselectivity controlled by the nucleophiles

The aminocarbonylation and alkoxycarbonylation reactions of terminal alkynes took place smoothly and efficiently using a catalyst system Pd(OAc)₂–dppb–p‐TsOH? CH₃CN? CO under relatively mild experimental conditions. The catalytic system was tested and optimized using two different nucleophiles: alcohols and amines. Phenylacetylene (1a) was considered as an alkyne along with diisobutylamine (2b₁) and methanol (2c₁) as nucleophiles. The results showed significant differences in the conversion of 1a and in the selectivity towards the gem or trans unsaturated esters or amides with these nucleophiles. The effects of the type of palladium catalysts, the type of ligands, the amount of dppb and the solvents were carefully studied. With diisobutylamine (2b₁), excellent regioselectivity towards the 2‐acrylamides (gem isomer, 3ab₁) was almost always observed, while trans‐α,β‐unsaturated esters 4ac₁ was the predominant product with methanol (2c₁) as a nucleophile. This remarkable sensitivity in the selectivity of the reaction indicates two different possible mechanistic pathways for these carbonylation reactions. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

氨基甲酸酯类化合物的合成方法改进

将Alper羰基化合成氨基甲酸酯的实验改在高压釜中进行 ,并且充入的气体量只比化学量稍过量 ,在没有盐酸或Lewis酸的作用下 ,伯胺和仲胺都得到了非常高的转化率和非常高的选择性 ,特别仲胺的转化率和选择性比文献报道有很大提高。     

NaOH改性ZSM-5分子筛在苯、甲醇烷基化反应中的应用

用NaOH溶液对高硅ZSM-5分子筛进行处理,考察其应用于苯-甲醇烷基化反应过程的最佳处理条件,并用XRD、SEM、XRF、NH3-TPD、TPO、BET等手段对试样进行表征。结果表明,NaOH在脱除分子筛硅物种的同时,也会脱出晶粒表面附着物,暴露出更多的酸性位,形成一定量的介孔,进而影响苯-甲醇烷基化性能。当NaOH处理量为2.4 mmol/gcat时,在液体积空速为85 h-1下,烷基化反应中苯的转化率达到38%,相比处理前提高了近16%,且积炭量低,稳定性好。     

高性能甲苯烷基化合成二甲苯催化剂研究

通过对比不同孔结构分子筛的甲苯甲醇烷基化催化性能,发现分子筛孔道尺寸与目标芳烃分子动力学尺寸的有效匹配以及孔道空间限制效应对反应路径的约束管理,对实现高性能烷基化至关重要。并结合XRD、BET、NH₃-TPD和SEM表征分析,通过先后负载La₂O₃和P₂O₅对硅铝比为60的ZSM-5进行复合改性修饰,提升其骨架水热稳定性的同时,选择性地消除内外表面大部分强酸中心,保留弱+中强酸作为烷基化催化活性位,所得MAT-HZSM-5催化该反应表现出很高的甲醇烷基化效率和良好的反应稳定性,在氮气反应气氛下,连续运行500 h无明显失活迹象,甲苯转化率维持在35%-38%,二甲苯选择性60%-77%,甲醇烷基化效率大于90%。