Pyrazole-3-carboxylic Acid Manganese Complex: Syntheses and Its highly Efficient Heterogeneous Catalysis for the Epoxidation of Alkenes

One inorganic-organic hybrid manganese complex Mn(Hpca)2(phen)·3 H_2O(1) based on pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid(H2 pca) and phenanthroline(phen) has been synthesized and fully characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction(SXRD), powder X-ray diffraction(PXRD), infrared spectroscopy(IR), thermal gravity analysis(TGA) and elemental analyses. Complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2_1/c with Z = 4, a = 10.3170(9), b = 13.1061(12), c = 17.6919(15) ?, V = 2272.1(3) ?~3, F(000) = 1052, D_c = 1.495 g/cm~3, μ = 0.635 mm~(-1), the final R = 0.0428 and wR = 0.0853. In the crystal structure, the mononuclear Mn~(2+) center was coordinated by two Hpca-and one phen ligands, and shows a distorted {MnO_2N_4} octahedral coordination geometry. In the supermolecular structure, the independent units are entrained within several hexanuclear chair-like water clusters by the O-H···O and N-H···O hydrogen bonding interactions and finally form the three-dimensional framework. Notably, as a robust heterogeneous catalyst, complex 1 exhibits excellent catalytic performance in the epoxidation of alkenes with peroxyacetic acid as the oxidant(Conv. up to 97.7%, Sele. up to 98.9%). Additionally, the catalyst can be reused without losing its activity after three runs catalytic cycle.     

Two Copper Complexes Based on Pyrazole-3-carboxylic Acid as Heterogeneous Catalysts for Highly Selective Oxidation of Alkylbenzenes

Two new copper complexes based on pyrazole-3-carboxylic acid(H_2pca)ligand,Cu(Hpca)_2(H_2O)_2·2H_2O(1)and Cu_2(pca)_2(H_2O)_4(2)have been synthesized and fully characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction(SXRD),infrared spectroscopy(IR),thermal gravity analysis(TGA),powder X-ray diffraction(PXRD)and elemental analyses.Complex 1 is mononuclear while complex 2 shows a dinuclear structure.Complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic system,space group P2_1/c with Z=2,a=6.5591(5),b=21.696(2),c=4.9486(2)?,V=680.94(9)?~3,F(000)=366,D_c=1.745 g/cm~3,μ=1.650 mm~(-1),the final R=0.0340 and w R=0.0792.Complex 2crystallizes in the monoclinic system,space group P2_1/n with Z=2,a=5.1935(4),b=9.6052(7),c=12.7347(9)?,V=634.44(8)?~3,F(000)=420,D_c=2.195 g/cm~3,μ=3.404 mm~(-1),the final R=0.0305 and w R=0.0653.The three-dimensional frameworks of two complexes are formed by the O-H···O and N-H···O hydrogen bonding interactions.Notably,two copper complexes are further used as catalysts in the oxidation of alkylbenzenes using t-butylhydroperoxide(TBHP)as the oxidant and they exhibit excellent catalytic performance(Conv.up to 98.9%,Sele.up to 98.7%).