An efficient organic solvent-free methyltrioxorhenium-catalyzed epoxidation of alkenes with hydrogen peroxide

Methyltrioxorhenium/3-methylpyrazole has proved to be an efficient catalytic system for epoxidation of alkenes with aqueous 35% H₂O₂ in excellent yields under organic solvent-free conditions. The yields of epoxides by the organic solvent-free epoxidation are comparable to those using CH₂Cl₂ as the organic solvent. The epoxidations of simple alkenes under organic solvent-free conditions are slower than those in CH₂Cl₂, while the epoxidations of alkenols such as citronellol are faster than those in CH₂Cl₂.     

Multi-wall carbon nanotube supported tungsten hexacarbonyl: an efficient and reusable catalyst for epoxidation of alkenes with hydrogen peroxide

Highly efficient epoxidation of alkenes with H₂O₂ catalyzed by tungsten hexacarbonyl supported on multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) modified with 1,2-diaminobenzene is reported. The prepared catalyst, [W(CO)₆@DAB-MWCNT], was characterized by elemental analysis, scanning electron microscopy, FT-IR, and diffuse reflectance UV-Vis spectroscopic methods. The prepared catalyst was applied as an efficient catalyst for green epoxidation of alkenes with hydrogen peroxide in CH₃CN. This heterogeneous metal carbonyl catalyst showed high stability and reusability in epoxidation without loss of its catalytic activity.     

Highly efficient epoxidation of electron-deficient olefins with tetrabutylammonium peroxydisulfate

The epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds such as enones and enals was efficiently achieved with tetrabutylammonium peroxydisulfate in the presence of equimolar amounts of hydrogen peroxide and NaOH in acetonitrile or methanol at 25 °C in excellent yields. Base-sensitive substrate such as cinnamaldehyde could be successfully epoxidized in short reaction time under mild reaction conditions.     

Efficient epoxidation reaction of terminal olefins with hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by an iron (II) complex

A highly active iron (II) complex that catalyzed epoxidation of terminal olefins with hydrogen peroxide was described. The catalytic system displayed excellent catalytic ability for the selective oxidation of terminal olefins to epoxides with high selectivity (up to 97.8%) in CH₃CN at 25?°C. The catalytic activity of three similarly structural iron (II) complexes was comparatively studied. The effect of various auxiliary ligands on epoxidation was investigated in detail.     

脯氨酸衍生的胺基吡啶四氮锰配合物催化双氧水参与的烯烃不对称环氧化反应（英文）

自然界中存在许多的金属酶,它们参与促进各种各样的氧化反应,例如羟化反应,环氧化反应等.金属酶催化的反应具有催化效率高、反应条件温和、选择性高等优点.受大自然中的金属酶结构及其性质的启发,人们提出了仿生催化氧化的理念,并开始对金属酶进行模拟,致力于发展清洁氧化的反应方式.在过去的几十年中,科学家们设计合成了一系列仿生金属配合物催化剂.例如,利用非手性的乙二胺骨架设计合成出四齿氮配体MEP(N,N'-dimethylN,N'-bis(2-pyridinylmethyl)ethane-1,2-diamine),将其制备成相应的铁配合物催化剂,该铁催化剂可以很好的实现脂肪族烯烃的环氧化,产率高达90%.2003年,Stack小组首次报道了利用手性N,N-二甲基环己二胺骨架衍生的四齿氮配体金属配合物Mn-MCP-(OTf)2(MCP=N,N-dimethyl-N,N-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)cyclohexane-trans-1,2-diamine)催化的不对称环氧化反应.该反应的对映选择性仅仅为10%.因此,发展新型手性四氮配体金属配合物,用于高产率、高对映选择性的不对称环氧化反应,值得进行深入研究.近年来发展的一些含手性二胺骨架的四齿氮配体,例如PDP(2-[[2-(1-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)-pyrrolidin-2-yl)pyrrolidin-1-yl]methyl]pyridine),被应用到不对称环氧化反应中,但是其手性二胺骨架为联吡咯,价格昂贵,难以制备.这在很大程度上限制了其在不对称合成中的实际应用.因此,利用一些易于合成的手性二胺骨架,发展结构新颖、催化性能优良的四氮金属配合物,成为实现高效、高选择性不对称环氧化反应的关键.在之前的工作基础上,本文以简单易得、价格低廉的天然氨基酸——L-脯氨酸为起始原料,选取吡啶环和含取代基的吡啶环作为侧基氮供体,制备了三种手性四齿氮配体.随后,我们利用新发展的手性四齿氮配体,合成了相应的锰配合物,并且分别将其运用于烯烃不对称环氧化反应中,仔细评估了这些锰金属配合物的催化性能.建立了以0.2 mol%的锰配合物为催化剂,0.5当量的2,2-二甲基丁酸为添加剂,30%双氧水为氧化剂,反应温度为–30 oC,乙腈为溶剂的催化不对称环氧化反应体系.反应结果显示:该催化剂催化的不对称环氧化反应底物适用性广泛,其中苯乙烯、苯并吡喃、烯酰胺等化合物均可以被成功地转化为相应的环氧化物,得到中等至优异的对映选择性(产率最高可达95%,对映选择性最高可达99%).     

Epoxidation of phosphinoyl alkenes with hydrogen peroxide

The epoxidation of alkenylphosphorus compounds with hydrogen peroxide was systematically studied, revealing that while alkenylphosphine oxides failed to produce the corresponding epoxides, alkenylphosphonates, or phosphinates having a phenyl group at α-position reacted with H₂O₂/K₂CO₃ or alkenylphosphonic acids or phosphinic acids having an aliphatic group at α- or β-positions reacted with H₂O₂/Na₂WO₄/Et₃N to produce high yields of the corresponding epoxides.     

Catalytic activity of manganese(III)-oxazoline complexes in urea hydrogen peroxide epoxidation of olefins: The effect of axial ligands

The catalytic activity of two manganese(III)-oxazoline complexes [Mn(phox)₂(CH₃OH)₂]ClO₄ and Mn(phox)₃ (Hphox = 2-(2′-hydroxylphenyl)oxazoline), was studied in the epoxidation of various olefins. All of epoxidation reactions were carried out in (1:1) mixture of methanol:dichloromethane at room temperature using urea hydrogen peroxide (UHP) as oxidant and imidazole as co-catalyst. The epoxide yields clearly demonstrate the influence of steric and electronic properties of olefins, the catalysts and nitrogenous bases as axial ligand. [Mn(phox)₂(CH₃OH)₂]ClO₄ catalyst with low steric properties has higher catalytic activity than Mn(phox)₃. The highest epoxide yield (95%) was achieved for indene at the presence of [Mn(phox)₂(CH₃OH)₂]ClO₄ within 5 min. The proximal and distal interactions of strong π-donor axial ligands such as imidazole with the active intermediate are efficiently increased activity of the catalytic system.     

Asymmetric epoxidation of (Z)-enol esters catalyzed by titanium(salalen) complex with aqueous hydrogen peroxide

Titanium(salalen) complex 1 was an effective catalyst for asymmetric epoxidation of enol esters. Although (E)-enol esters were reluctant to proceed, (Z)-enol esters underwent asymmetric epoxidation to give the epoxides in high yields with high enantioselectivity ranging from 86 to >99% ee in the presence of aqueous hydrogen peroxide as the stoichiometric oxidant. Complete enantioselectivity was observed in the reaction of (Z)-3,3-dimethylbut-1-en-1-yl 4-methoxybenzoate. The obtained epoxide was readily transformed into the corresponding 1,2-diol by reduction with lithium borohydride without erosion of the high enantiomeric excess.     

Polystyrene-supported triphenylarsines: useful ligands in palladium-catalyzed aryl halide homocoupling reactions and a catalyst for alkene epoxidation using hydrogen peroxide

The utility of both soluble (non-cross-linked) and insoluble (cross-linked) polystyrene-supported triphenylarsine reagents were examined. These reagents were prepared by standard radical polymerization methodology and used in palladium-catalyzed homocoupling reactions of aryl halides. The insoluble reagent was also used as a catalyst precursor in heterogeneous alkene epoxidation reactions in which aqueous hydrogen peroxide was the stoichiometric oxidant. For the aryl halide homocoupling reactions, both reagents worked well and afforded similar results. Unhindered aryl iodides afforded the best yields in the shortest reaction times compared to aryl bromides. The epoxidation reactions of unfunctionalized alkenes were not very efficient. This was probably due to the hydrophobicity of the polystyrene matrix, which did not swell in the reaction medium. Thus, since a microporous, gel-type polystyrene matrix was used, the majority of the arsine groups were inaccessible to the reaction components and therefore incapable of participating in catalysis.     

Highly efficient epoxidation method of olefins with hydrogen peroxide as terminal oxidant, bicarbonate as a co-catalyst and oxodiperoxo molybdenum(VI) complex as catalyst

A combination of the newly synthesized and structurally characterized compound, [MoO(O2)2(saloxH)](saloxH2= salicylaldoxime) as catalyst, H2O2 as terminal oxidant and NaHCO3 as co-catalyst when stirred in CH3CN (10 cm3) at room temperature (rt) shows a very pronounced efficiency epoxidation of olefinic compounds, the method being green and economical.     

Oxodiperoxo tungsten complex-catalyzed synthesis of adipic acid with hydrogen peroxide

An amphiphilic oxodiperoxo complex of tungsten using 8-quinolinol (QOH) as ligand has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, gravimetry, chemistry titration, TG/DSC, IR and UV-vis spectroscopy. Oxidation of cyclohexene, cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone, cyclohexene oxide and 1,2-cyclohexane-diol to adipic acid in one-step was conducted by this complex catalyst using 30 wt.% hydrogen peroxide in the absence of organic solvent and phase-transfer catalyst. The effect of the reaction conditions on the oxidation of cyclohexene was studied by varying the amount of the catalyst, reaction temperature, reaction time and the amount of hydrogen peroxide. The results showed that oxodiperoxo tungsten complex with QOH as ligand could achieve 89.8% yield of adipic acid at 90°C by refluxing for 20 h.     

Hydrotalcites as catalysts for the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation of cyclic ketones with hydrogen peroxide/benzonitrile

Hydrotalcites (HTs) in variable Mg/Al ratios were used as catalysts for the Baeyer-Villiger (BV) oxidation of cyclic ketones with hydrogen peroxide. All HTs studied were found to be active in the BV oxidation of cyclohexanone, their activity increases with increasing Mg/Al ratio. The reaction, which was conducted under very mild conditions (viz. atmospheric pressure and a temperature of 70 °C), provided conversions above 70% with 100% selectivity only after 6 h. This outcome was found to require the presence of a nitrile in the reaction medium, so a mechanism involving adsorption of the nitrile and cyclohexanone onto the catalyst is proposed that is consistent with the experimental results. Based on the proposed mechanism, the presence of a surfactant should result in improved conversion and catalytic activity, as was indeed observed with sodium dodecylsulfate in the reaction medium. The best catalyst among those tested was used with other cyclic ketones and found to provide excellent conversion and selectivity results in most cases.     

Design of a highly efficient catalyst for the oxaziridinium-mediated epoxidation of olefins by Oxone

2,3,3-Trimethyl-7-nitro-3,4-dihydroisoquinolinium tetrafluoroborate is a highly efficient catalyst for the oxaziridinium-mediated epoxidation of a variety of olefins, including monosubstituted ones.     

Unmatched efficiency and selectivity in the epoxidation of olefins with oxo-diperoxomolybdenum(VI) complexes as catalysts and hydrogen peroxide as terminal oxidant

A great variety of olefinic substrates having aromatic, carbocyclic and aliphatic olefins are effectively and selectively oxidized with oxygen-rich molybdenum(VI) complexes, namely [MoO(O₂)₂·2QOH] 1, [MoO(O₂)(QO)₂] 2, [Mo(O)₂(QO)₂] 3, [PPh₄][MoO(O₂)₂(QO)] 4, [PPh₄][Mo(O)₂(O₂)(QO)] 5 and [PPh₄][Mo(O)₃(QO)] 6 (QOH = 8-quinolinol) as catalyst, NaHCO₃ as co-catalyst and H₂O₂ as the terminal oxidant, at room temperature. Catalysts 1 and 4 show unmatched yield, turnover number (TON) and turnover frequency (TOF), and hence shortest reaction time.     

Highly selective olefin epoxidation with manganese triazacyclononane complexes: Impact of ligand substitution

Manganese complexes of 1,4,7-triazacyclononane with different substituents catalyze the selective epoxidation of a large number of olefins to epoxides with H₂O₂. The activities of complexes with methyl (L₁), 2-hydroxybutyl (L₂) and acetato (L₃) substituents are compared. The effects of solvent and temperature on the epoxide yield are very different for the three complexes. It is proposed that these differences are related to the binding of the pendant arms in Mn---L₂ and Mn---L₃ complexes. In general, acetone or methanol are preferred solvents. Variations of stereoretention are also observed: with Mn---L₁ in acetone, isomer scrambling occurs, while with Mn---L₁ in methanol, the epoxidation is almost stereospecific. UV-visible and electron spin resonance spectroscopy are used to characterize the state of manganese under oxidizing conditions.     

A molecular route towards silica supported zirconium catalysts active for the mild oxidation of olefins with H2O2

A series of Zr based catalysts were synthesized using tetraneopentylzirconium as precursor complex and a silica partially dehydroxylated. Modifications of the Zr coordination sphere of the anchored complex, (SiO)ZrNp₃ (Np = neopentyl), by hydrolysis or hydrogenolysis lead to catalysts showing unexpected activity for the expoxidation of cyclohexene and hydroxylation of phenol with H₂O₂.     

Mesoporous SBA-15 materials modified with PW or W active species as catalysts for the epoxidation of olefins with H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript>

Five catalysts containing PW or W active species that anchored onto aminosilylated mesoporous silica SBA-15 by a post-grafting route were prepared and the resulting PW or W/APTES/SBA-15 hybrid materials were characterized by XRD, N₂ adsorption/desorption, surface area analysis, TEM, FT-IR, and ICP (inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy). The names of these catalysts have been abbreviated as SBA-15m-a, SBA-15m-b, SBA-15m-c, SBA-15m-d, and SBA-15m-e according to the different active species. The PW or W active species were highly dispersed in the channels of the modified mesoporous materials. The interaction between PW or W species and amino groups grafted on the channel surface of SBA-15 led to the immobilization of PW or W species. Their catalytic activity in the epoxidation of cyclooctene with H₂O₂ as oxidant was investigated. Among them, SBA-15m-a showed the best performance, with 98.9% conversion and 98.4% selectivity. The catalyst could be reused for six times with a little decrease in activity.