Towards perfect catalytic asymmetric synthesis: dual activation of the electrophile and the nucleophile

The design and development of new high-performance catalysts for applications in asymmetric catalytic reactions is of ongoing interest in organic chemistry. The combination of a Lewis acid and a Lewis base working in concert is now considered state of the art in stereoselective syntheses. The synergistic activation by two or more reactive centers allows high reaction rates and excellent transfer of stereochemical information. Despite the self-quenching reaction between Lewis acids and Lewis bases that might lead to an inactive catalyst, considerable effort has been directed towards the development of the dual-activation concept. The ultimate goal is to mimic nature by the discovery of catalytic systems analogous to enzymatic processes that involve metal-ion cocatalysts. With this aim, the dual activation concept greatly broadens the range of artificial catalysts. The most efficient catalytic systems are reviewed, and the mechanisms of action are discussed.     

Heteropoly acids-catalyzed organic reactions in water: doubly green reactions

The organic reactions in water, as the most significant green solvent, have attracted much attention due to their unique properties over conventional organic ones. In the catalytic area, heteropoly acids (HPAs) are also promising green solid acids to replace environmentally harmful liquid acid catalysts. Herein, we wish to report the organic reactions catalyzed by HPAs, their salt, and polyoxometalates (POMs) in aqueous systems.     

离子液体功能化金属/共价-有机框架材料在催化反应中应用

离子液体（ILs）功能化的金属有机框架（MOFs）和共价有机框架（COFs）材料兼具离子液体和MOFs/COFs的优点，是一种极具潜力的复合催化材料。MOFs和COFs材料固定的孔结构及较大的比表面积为负载高分散催化中心提供了天然的物理空间；多孔结构促使催化剂与反应物充分接触；丰富的孔道有利于运输催化反应底物和产物，进而实现催化反应的高效进行。特别是离子液体片段的引入，可以作为催化活性中心的配体（稳定剂）或分散剂，同时能够有效改善MOFs和COFs材料孔道和活性中心周围的微环境。此外，还可以充分利用离子液体片段在适当的反应条件下转化为氮杂环卡宾配体的特点，在MOFs和COFs材料中引入氮杂环卡宾有机金属配合物。因此，我们对近几年来离子液体功能化的MOFs或COFs催化体系在CO2环加成、CO2还原、C-C偶联、羰基化以及其它有机转化反应中的研究应用进行简要综述。并对复合材料在催化领域的发展进行总结和展望。     

手性胺-质子酸催化剂在有机催化不对称合成中的应用

手性胺-质子酸是近年来发展起来的新型高效、高对映选择性的有机催化体系, 已成功应用于催化不对称Aldol反应、Michael加成反应、Diels-Alder反应和Strecker反应等许多重要的有机合成反应. 价廉易得的质子酸的引入不仅可促进活性中间体烯胺的生成, 并可通过形成的氢键稳定反应的过渡态, 从而显著提高该催化体系的催化活性和立体选择性. 对各类手性胺-质子酸催化剂在有机催化不对称合成反应中的应用、不对称诱导反应的机理、手性胺和质子酸的分子结构对其催化活性和不对称诱导活性的影响进行了评述.     

Criegee中间体CH3CHOO与H2O反应机理及酸催化效应

采用CCSD（T）//B3LYP/6-311+G（d,p）方法研究了H₂O及甲酸等6种有机酸对CH₃CHOO与H₂O加成反应的催化作用。结果表明,非催化反应存在双质子迁移和加成反应2条通道,其中加成反应为优势通道。其加成机理为H₂O中OH加到CH₃CHOO的α-C上,同时H₂O中另一个H迁移到CH₃CHOO的端O上。催化剂H₂O及有机酸以氢键复合物的形式参与反应促进了H质子转移,可降低基元反应能垒和表观活化能,且催化效应与有机酸的强度成正比。例如,当分别用H₂O（pK_a=15.7）、甲酸（pK_a=3.75）和草酸（pK_a=1.23）催化时,生成syn-HAHP的基元反应能垒由非催化的69.12 kJ·mol^-1分别降至40.78、18.88和10.61 kJ·mol^-1。非催化反应具有正的表观活化能,而所有催化反应则均具有负的表观活化能。     

Ce_xMn_(1-x)O_2复合氧化物的制备及催化湿式氧化降解高浓度有机酸的应用

利用水热法制备CeO_2和一系列不同Ce/Mn原子比的Ce_xMn_(1-x)O_2复合氧化物的纳米球,对其进行XRD、XPS、SEM、H_2-TPR和N_2吸附-脱附的表征,并通过催化湿式氧化降解丁酸对催化活性进行测试,结果表明Ce_(0.2)Mn_(0.8)O_2对丁酸的降解呈现出优异的催化性能.该催化剂对高浓度的醋酸、丁酸以及两者混合酸的降解也具有高的催化活性,在185℃、0.9 MPa O_2条件下反应2 h,醋酸、丁酸以及两者混合酸COD(化学需氧量)的去除率分别高达89.8%、99.5%和99.4%.最后,对该催化剂催化湿式氧化降解丁酸、醋酸以及丁酸和醋酸的混合酸进行了动力学和稳定性方面的研究.     

Heck反应最新研究进展

Heck反应是一类重要的卤代芳烃烯基化、形成新的C—C键的合成反应, 近几年来一直是催化化学和有机化学的研究热点. 总结了最近几年来国内外Heck反应新型催化体系、不对称Heck反应、Heck反应在有机合成中的最新应用等重要研究成果, 希望引起同行对Heck反应的关注.     

羧酸的还原方法

羧酸的还原是有机化学中的一类重要反应，有着广泛的用途。氯化铝锂是还原羧酸的常用试剂，但是，该试剂能还原多种官能团，因此选择性较差，近年来，化学工作者研究亲报道了许多新的还原方法，如用NaBH4/I2、NaBH4/H2SO4、NaBH4/BOP体系等还原羧酸成醇以及还原羧酸成醛的特殊方法。本文拟对这些新的研究进展作一介绍。     

Azidolysis of alpha,beta-epoxycarboxylic acids. A water-promoted process efficiently catalyzed by indium trichloride at pH 4.0

The catalytic efficiency of InCl(3), Yb(OTf)(3), and Sc(OTf)(3) in the azidolysis of alpha,beta-epoxycarboxylic acids has been studied in water and in organic solvents, for comparison using NaN(3) and Me(3)SiN(3) as the source of the azido group. In water, the catalytic effectiveness of these metal salts strongly depends on the pH of the aqueous medium and on the type of Lewis acid catalyst. In water their catalytic activity is mostly due to the corresponding aqua ion species, the concentration of which becomes significant when the pH of the aqueous medium is below the corresponding pK(1,1) hydrolysis constant. The process is more efficient in water than in organic solvents. At pH 4.0, InCl(3) is a far better catalyst than Yb(OTf)(3) or Sc(OTf)(3) and allows the highly regio- and diasteroselective preparation of beta-azido-alpha-hydroxycarboxylic acids, which can be isolated in pure form in very high yields.     

Amino acid catalyzed neogenesis of carbohydrates: a plausible ancient transformation

Hexose sugars play a fundamental role in vital biochemical processes and their biosynthesis is achieved through enzyme-catalyzed pathways. Herein we disclose the ability of amino acids to catalyze the asymmetric neogenesis of carbohydrates by sequential cross-aldol reactions. The amino acids mediate the asymmetric de novo synthesis of natural L- and D-hexoses and their analogues with excellent stereoselectivity in organic solvents. In some cases, the four new stereocenters are assembled with almost absolute stereocontrol. The unique feature of these results is that, when an amino acid is employed as the catalyst, a single reaction sequence can convert a protected glycol aldehyde into a hexose in one step. For example, proline and its derivatives catalyze the asymmetric neogenesis of allose with >99 % ee in one chemical manipulation. Furthermore, all amino acids tested catalyzed the asymmetric formation of natural sugars under prebiotic conditions, with alanine being the smallest catalyst. The inherent simplicity of this catalytic process suggests that a catalytic prebiotic "gluconeogenesis" may occur, in which amino acids transfer their stereochemical information to sugars. In addition, the amino acid catalyzed stereoselective sequential cross-aldol reactions were performed as a two-step procedure with different aldehydes as acceptors and nucleophiles. The employment of two different amino acids as catalysts for the iterative direct aldol reactions enabled the asymmetric synthesis of deoxysugars with >99 % ee. In addition, the direct amino acid catalyzed C(2)+C(2)+C(2) methodology is a new entry for the short, highly enantioselective de novo synthesis of carbohydrate derivatives, isotope-labeled sugars, and polyketide natural products. The one-pot asymmetric de novo syntheses of deoxy and polyketide carbohydrates involved a novel dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation (DYKAT) mediated by an amino acid.     

Chloride‐Bridged Dinuclear Rhodium(III) Complexes Bearing Chiral Diphosphine Ligands: Catalyst Precursors for Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Simple Olefins

Efficient rhodium(III) catalysts were developed for asymmetric hydrogenation of simple olefins. A new series of chloride‐bridged dinuclear rhodium(III) complexes 1 were synthesized from the rhodium(I) precursor [RhCl(cod)]₂, chiral diphosphine ligands, and hydrochloric acid. Complexes from the series acted as efficient catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation of (E)‐prop‐1‐ene‐1,2‐diyldibenzene and its derivatives without any directing groups, in sharp contrast to widely used rhodium(I) catalytic systems that require a directing group for high enantioselectivity. The catalytic system was applied to asymmetric hydrogenation of allylic alcohols, alkenylboranes, and unsaturated cyclic sulfones. Control experiments support the superiority of dinuclear rhodium(III) complexes 1 over typical rhodium(I) catalytic systems.     

Prospects and Applications of Palladium Nanoparticles in the Cross-coupling of (hetero)aryl Halides and Related Analogues

Discovering efficient methods for the formation of carbon-carbon bonds is a central ongoing theme in organic synthesis. Cross-coupling reactions catalysed by metal nanoparticles are attractive alternatives to the traditional use of metal counterparts due to the catalytic tunability, selectivity, recyclability and reusability of the nanoparticles. The ongoing search for sustainable processes demands that reusable and environmentally benign catalysts are used. While the advantages of nanoparticles catalysts over bulk catalysts cannot be overemphasised, the problem of sintering, agglomeration and leaching are drawbacks to their full industrial applications. Hence, efforts are being made towards advancing the efficiency of the catalytic nanoparticle systems over the years. This review presents the progress, the challenges and the prospects of palladium nanoparticle with focus on Heck, Suzuki, Hiyama and Sonogashira cross-coupling reactions involving (hetero) aryl halides and the analogues.     

手性磷酸催化的有机催化不对称反应

手性磷酸是近年来发展起来的一类新型高效、高对映选择性的Brønsted酸类有机催化剂, 已成功应用于催化不对称Mannich反应、还原胺化反应、Pictet-Spengler反应、aza-Diels-Alder反应和aza-Ene反应等许多重要的有机合成反应. 手性磷酸催化剂分子内同时含有Lewis碱性位点和Brønsted酸性位点, 可同时活化亲电与亲核底物. 作为一种新型双功能有机催化剂, 手性磷酸具有较高的催化活性和对映选择性, 催化剂最低用量可达0.05 mol%. 对各类手性磷酸催化剂在有机催化不对称合成反应中的应用研究进展, 以及不对称诱导反应的机理、手性磷酸的分子结构及反应条件对其催化活性和不对称诱导活性的影响进行了评述.     

不同催化体系下腈的水合反应研究进展

腈可用于构建新的碳-碳、碳-杂原子键,所得产物丰富多样.酰胺基团广泛存在于医药、农药和天然产物中,此外,酰胺还是有机合成反应中重要的中间体.在目前报道的酰胺类化合物的合成方法中,腈的水合反应已成为学术界和工业界最广泛使用的获得初级酰胺类化合物的方法之一.早期腈的水合反应中通常涉及强酸、强碱的使用,但在该类反应体系下,往...     

Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones Catalyzed by Amino Acid Derived Rhodium Complexes: On the Origin of Enantioselectivity and Enantioswitchability

Amino acid based thioamides, hydroxamic acids, and hydrazides have been evaluated as ligands in the rhodium‐catalyzed asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones in 2‐propanol. Catalysts containing thioamide ligands derived from L ‐valine were found to selectively generate the product with an R configuration (95 % ee), whereas the corresponding L ‐valine‐based hydroxamic acids or hydrazides facilitated the formation of the (S)‐alcohols (97 and 91 % ee, respectively). The catalytic reduction was examined by performing a structure–activity correlation investigation with differently functionalized or substituted ligands and the results obtained indicate that the major difference between the thioamide and hydroxamic acid based catalysts is the coordination mode of the ligands. Kinetic experiments were performed and the rate constants for the reduction reactions were determined by using rhodium–arene catalysts derived from amino acid thioamide and hydroxamic acid ligands. The data obtained show that the thioamide‐based catalyst systems demonstrate a pseudo‐first‐order dependence on the substrate, whereas pseudo‐zero‐order dependence was observed for the hydroxamic acid containing catalysts. Furthermore, the kinetic experiments revealed that the rate‐limiting steps of the two catalytic systems differ. From the data obtained in the structure–activity correlation investigation and along with the kinetic investigation it was concluded that the enantioswitchable nature of the catalysts studied originates from different ligand coordination, which affects the rate‐limiting step of the catalytic reduction reaction.     

Silver-catalyzed facile decarboxylation of coumarin-3-carboxylic acids

A simple and highly efficient protocol with mild reaction conditions has been developed that allows the smooth protiodecarboxylation of diversely functionalized coumarin-3-carboxylic acids. In the presence of catalytic amounts of Ag₂CO₃ and acetic acid, even un-activated coumarin-3-carboxylic acids were converted in good to excellent yields and with great preparative ease to the corresponding coumarin derivatives.     

有机硼酸类催化剂在有机合成中的应用

综述了有机硼酸类作为催化剂应用于有机合成反应中的最新研究进展, 重点介绍了所发现的各种有机硼酸催化剂在缩合反应、羧酸还原反应、Diels-Alder反应中的催化活性以及反应机理. 硼酸催化剂因具有催化效率高、反应条件温和、可重复使用等优点, 必将在有机合成催化领域中得到更广泛的应用.     

精确可控串联策略触发高效的氧还原活性

探索高效、经济的非金属氧还原(ORR)电催化剂已成为电化学能源体系的关键.科学界最具挑战性的目标之一是通过合理地验证和精确地调节活性位点来设计结构明确、性能优异的催化剂材料.本文提出一种精确和可控的串联协同作用的活性位点策略,以提高MFCOFs的ORR催化活性.以亚胺-N、噻吩-S和三嗪-N等作为结构单元,通过精确的串...     

CuO nanoparticles: an efficient and recyclable catalyst for cross-coupling reactions of organic diselenides with aryl boronic acids

We present here an efficient and ligand-free cross-coupling reaction of organic diselenides with aryl boronic acids using a catalytic amount of CuO nanoparticles in DMSO at 100 °C under air atmosphere. This is a general cross-coupling reaction and was performed with organic diselenides and aryl boronic acids bearing electron-withdrawing and electron-donating groups affording the corresponding selenides in good to excellent yields. The CuO nanoparticles can be easily recovered and utilized for further catalytic reactions.     

Palladium-catalyzed domino protodecarboxylation/oxidative Heck reaction: regioselective arylation of coumarin-3-carboxylic acids

A protocol for straightforward and step-economical synthesis of neoflavones from coumarin-3-carboxylic acids is developed. This approach enables controlled protodecarboxylation/regioselective C–H arylation of coumain-3-carboxylic acids in one-pot using a monometallic catalytic system. A wide variety of electron-donating and -withdrawing substituents on both coumarins and arylboronic acid are tolerated under the reaction conditions and 4-aryl coumarins are constructed in high yields.