Highly efficient reduction of nitro compounds: Recyclable Pd/C-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation with ammonium formate or hydrazine hydrate as hydrogen source

Herein, we described a highly efficient heterogeneous Pd/C-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation of nitro compounds for the synthesis of primary amines, using ammonium formate and hydrazine hydrate as hydrogen source independently. The products were obtained with up to >99% yield. Furthermore, gram scale and recycling of catalyst had been tested with well results.     

Carbonylation of nitro and azo compounds in the presence of iron carbonyl catalysts

The reactions of nitro and azo compounds with carbon monoxide were studied in the presence of iron carbonyl catalysts. It was shown that these catalytic systems differ substantially from Pd- and Rh-containing catalysts. In the case of the iron catalysts, the products of coupling of molecules are formed as intermediates and azo compounds are the final reaction products. The reactions involving the palladium and rhodium catalysts proceed without the intermediate formation of the coupling products and lead to isocyanates or carbamates. When combined using PdCl₂ and Fe(CO)₅/Al₂O₃, the catalysts inhibit each other, especially in the presence of pyridine.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2460–2463, October, 1996.     

One step synthesis of azo compounds from nitroaromatics and anilines

A general and efficient method for synthesis of both symmetric and asymmetric aromatic azo compounds in one single step has been developed. The nitro compounds were reduced and the substituted anilines were oxidized by each other without any metal in the base condition. Various azo compounds with halogen, methyl and methoxy functional group were obtained by using available, cheap nitro compounds and substituted anilines. In addition, the electronic effect and substituent effect of the compounds have been discussed.     

Chemoselective reduction of aromatic nitro and azo compounds in ionic liquids using zinc and ammonium salts

Nitroarenes were chemoselectively reduced to the corresponding amines using zinc and aqueous ammonium salts in ionic liquids as a safe and recyclable reaction medium. Our results specify the effect of ammonium salts in the process; the combination of Zn/NH₄Cl in [bmim][PF₆] or Zn/HCO₂NH₄ in [bmim][BF₄] were the suitable conditions for the reduction of nitroarenes. Azobenzenes were also smoothly reduced to hydrazobenzenes with Zn/HCO₂NH₄ (aq.) in recyclable [bmim][BF₄] without any over reduction to the corresponding anilines.     

Catalytic hydrogenation of aromatic nitro compounds by non-noble metal complexes of chitosan

Silica-supported mono-metal (such as Ni, Cu) complexes and mixed metal (such as Cu/Zn, Cu/Cr) complexes of chitosan have been prepared. It is found that these non-noble metal complexes could be used as efficient catalysts for the hydrogenation of aromatic nitro compounds. The effects of type of metal, reaction temperature and pressure, solvent, nitrogen/metal molar ratio in the complex catalysts on the yields from nitrobenzene to aniline have been examined. It was also found that catalysts are active for the catalytic hydrogenation of other aromatic nitro compounds such as 2-nitroanisole, 2-nitroaniline, 2-nitrotoluene and 1-chloro-4-nitrobenzene.     

The reduction of aromatic nitro compounds by oxiranes

Aromatic nitro compounds are reduced to the corresponding amines by epoxides at elevated temperatures (>170 °C).Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1491–1494, August, 1994.The authors are grateful to Prof. Yu. N. Belokon' for his participation in the discussion of the results of the work.This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (code No. 93-03-18044).     

Novel and Efficient Hydrogenative Cleavage of Azo Compounds to Amine(s) Using Chitosan-Supported Formate and Magnesium

A convenient and efficient method for the hydrogenative cleavage of azo compounds to corresponding amine (s) using chitosan-supported formate as hydrogen donor in conjunction with low-cost magnesium powder is reported. This method was found to be highly facile with selectivity over several other functional groups, such as halogen, alkene, nitrile, carbonyl, ether, amide, methoxy, and hydroxyl groups. Furthermore, this mild, exceedingly efficient, and highly chemoselective method simplifies the handling and separation procedures.     

Synthesis of azo compounds by nanosized iron-promoted reductive coupling of aromatic nitro compounds

Treatment of a variety of aromatic nitro compounds with the active-iron based reducing system composed of FeCl₂·4H₂O, an excess of lithium powder and a catalytic amount of 4,4′-di-tert-butylbiphenyl (DTBB, 5 mol %) in THF at room temperature, led to the formation of the corresponding symmetrically substituted azo compounds in good yield, resulting from a reductive coupling process. Some other functionalities including carbonyl, halogen, amino and hydroxyl groups, demonstrated to be compatible with the reaction conditions, giving none reduced or coupled by-products. In all cases, the azo compounds formed have not experienced over-reduction to the corresponding hydrazo or amino derivatives even upon prolonged heating or using an excess of the reducing system.     

Stereoselective approach to conjugated enone oximes from aliphatic nitro compounds and sulfur ylides

A novel approach to conjugated enone oximes from aliphatic nitro compounds deals with double silylation of N,N-bis(silyloxy) enamines followed by a stereoselective reaction with an ester-stabilized sulfur ylide. The proposed mechanism involves the generation of labile nitrosoalkenes as intermediates, which react with the sulfur ylide to give target enone oximes.     

Oxidative dimerization of aromatic amines using tBuOI: entry to unsymmetric aromatic azo compounds

It's all the hype: An oxidative dimerization reaction of aromatic amines utilizing tert-butyl hypoiodite (tBuOI) under mild reaction conditions leads to aromatic azo compounds. The method allows access to unsymmetric aromatic azo compounds, which are difficult to prepare by conventional synthetic methods, in a selective manner.     

A novel general method for the synthesis of nitrones by reaction of nitroso compounds with anions of aliphatic nitro compounds

Anions of aliphatic nitro compounds R¹R²C=NO₂ ^– react with nitroso compounds RNO to give nitrones R¹R₂C=N(O)R. Salts of nitro compounds with metals and Et₃N, as well as trimethylsilyl nitronates in the presence of F^–, can serve as the sources of the anions. The structure of the nitrones was established by NMR spectroscopy. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition of a series of the nitrones obtained to olefins was investigated.For a brief communication see Ref. 1Translated from IzvestiyaAkademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 4, pp. 901–907, April, 1996.     

Synthesis of a cobalt-based photoluminescent coordination complex to study quenching mechanisms of nitro compounds

Abstract

A cobalt metal coordination complex was synthesized using the bipyridyl spacer ligand along with a dicarboxylate as secondary ligand. The coordination complex was characterized using FTIR, ¹H NMR, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis, and powder XRD. The structure shown from single-crystal XRD revealed that each Co(II) cation in the cluster can be described as trigonal bipyramidal. Luminescence properties of the complex were investigated using different solvents. The photoluminescence (PL) spectra depicted change in band gap for THF and DCM. The complex was further investigated for ligand-based photoluminescence properties and thus used for sensing of nitro compounds. The static and dynamic quenching mechanism of nitro compounds was identified through the Stern–Volmer model.     

Synthesis of 4,5-dihydroisoxazoles by condensation of primary nitro compounds with alkenes by using a copper/base catalytic system

A new procedure for the synthesis of 4.5-dihydroisoxazoles by condensation of primary nitro compounds with olefins by using a copper/base catalytic system is described. The catalytic effect of copper(II) salts is evidenced by comparison of the reaction rates. Thus, activated nitro compounds react faster than with organic catalysis by tertiary amines, whereas nitroalkanes, unable to condense with dipolarophiles in the presence of the base alone, undergo the reaction on addition of a copper(II) catalyst. The observed occurrence of induction periods in most reactions is ascribed to an equilibrium preceding the rate-determining step, and gives a hint as to the proposed reaction mechanism. The results indicate that this method might be of practical and general utility for synthetic practice.     

A metal-catalyst-free oxidative coupling of anilines to aromatic azo compounds in water using bleach

A simple route toward the synthesis of symmetrical and unsymmetrical aromatic azo compounds through oxidative coupling of anilines using widely available NaOCl is presented. This metal catalyst-free protocol is performed in water and affords the desired products in high yields.     

Catalytic transfer reduction of conjugated alkenes and an imine using polymer-supported formates

An efficient and mild method for catalytic transfer hydrogenation of CC and CN double bonds with the aid of resin-supported formate (PSF) as the hydrogen donor and palladium acetate as the catalyst is reported.     

Polyparametric modification equation for estimating thermodynamic properties of energetic nitro compounds

Calculation methods, based on hybrid density-functional theory with the basis sets of B3LYP/ 6-311+G (2d, p)//B3LYP/6-31G(d, p)and B3LYP/6-31+G(d)//B3LYP/6-31G(d, p), were applied to determine the thermodynamic characteristics of various energetic nitro compounds. A parametric modification equation and the least-squares approach were used to identify 21 of the energetic research compounds. The atomization energies of these 21 compounds have an average relative error of 0.21–0.25% of the experimental values. The enthalpy (H _f) and the Gibbs energy (G _f) of formation have mean absolute errors of 10.8–11.4 kJ/ mol (2.6–2.7 kcal/mol) and 10.0–10.3 kJ/mol (2.4 kcal/ mol), respectively. The enthalpy and the Gibbs energy of formation obtained exceed those in the literature obtained by semiempirical calculations. The calibrated least-squares parameters and parametric equations were used to predict H _f and G _f for the five newly developed energetic nitro compounds for further applications.Acknowledgements. The authors would like to thank the National Science Council of the Republic of China for financial support of this work under grant no. NSC-91-2113-M-014-003. The National Center for High-Performance Computing providing the computation facility is also acknowledged.