A new copper(II) complex as an efficient catalyst of luminol chemiluminescence

A new copper complex (2) has exhibited highly efficient catalytic activity of luminol chemiluminescence in water in the presence of ascorbic acid and dissolved O2 under conditions that conventional catalysts such as Cu(OAc)2, hemin or cyclen-Cu(II) did not show significant activity.     

A cellulose-supported Mn(salen)Cl complex as an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the selective oxidation of benzylic alcohols

[Mn(salen)Cl-cellulose] was synthesized by immobilization of homogeneous Mn(salen)Cl complex on cellulose and characterized by FT-IR, TGA and atomic absorption spectroscopy. The resulted catalyst exhibited moderate to high reactivity in the oxidation of benzylic alcohols into carbonyl compounds using oxone as oxidant in ambient conditions. The catalytic activity of Mn(salen)Cl and [Mn(salen)Cl-cellulose] in this reaction was investigated. The heterogeneous catalyst showed higher catalytic activity with respect to neat Mn(salen)Cl complex.     

A silica gel-supported ruthenium complex of 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane as recyclable catalyst for chemoselective oxidation of alcohols and alkenes by tert-butyl hydroperoxide

A silica gel-immobilized [(Me(3)tacn)Ru(III)(CF(3)COO)(2)(H(2)O)]CF(3)CO(2) complex (1-SiO(2), Me(3)tacn = 1,4,7-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane) was prepared by simple impregnation, and the catalyst was characterized by powdered X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption/desorption, Raman, and diffuse reflectance UV-vis spectroscopies. The supported Ru catalyst can effect facile oxidation of alcohols by tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP). Primary and secondary benzyl, allylic, and propargylic alcohols were transformed to their corresponding aldehydes and ketones in excellent yields; no oxidation of the C=C and Ctbd1;C bonds was observed for the allylic and propargylic alcohol oxidations. Likewise alkene epoxidation by TBHP can be achieved by 1-SiO(2); cycloalkenes such as norbornene and cyclooctene were oxidized to their exo-epoxides exclusively in excellent yields (>95%). The 1-SiO(2) catalyst can be recycled and reused for consecutive alcohol and alkene oxidations without significant loss of catalytic activity and selectivity; over 9000 turnovers have been attained for the oxidation of 1-phenyl-1-propanol to 1-phenyl-1-propanone. 4-Substituted phenols were oxidized by the "1 + TBHP" protocol to give exclusively ruthenium-catecholate complexes, which were characterized by UV-vis and ESI-MS spectroscopies. No (tert-butyldioxy)cyclohexadienone and other radical coupling/overoxidation products were produced using the "1 + TBHP" protocol. The formation of ruthenium-catecholate is proposed to proceed via ortho-hydroxylation of phenol.     

A heterogeneous cobalt(II) Salen complex as an efficient and reusable catalyst for acetylation of alcohols and phenols

Acetylation of various alcohols and phenols was performed successfully using an immobilized cobalt(II) catalyst in high yield. The catalyst shows high thermal stability and was also recovered and reused at least 10 times without any considerable loss of activity.     

A reusable polymer anchored copper(II) complex catalyst for the efficient oxidation of olefins and aromatic alcohol

A new heterogeneous Schiff base copper(II) complex was prepared by reacting amino‐polystyrene with salicylaldehyde followed by complexation with cupric chloride. The structure of this immobilized complex has been established on the basis of scanning electron microscope (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), elemental analysis employing atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), and spectrometric methods like diffuse reflectance spectra of solid (DRS) and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Catalytic activity of this polymer anchored Cu(II) complex was tested by studying the oxidation of cyclohexene, styrene, and benzyl alcohol in the presence of tert‐ butylhydroperoxide as oxidant. Several parameters such as solvent, oxidant, reaction time, reaction temperature, amount of catalyst, and substrates oxidant ratio were varied to optimize the reaction condition. Under optimized reaction conditions, cyclohexene gave a maximum of 74% conversion with three major products 2‐cyclohexene‐1‐one, cyclohexene epoxide, and 2‐cyclohexene‐1‐ol. The conversions of styrene and benzylalcohol proceed with 53% and 77%, respectively. Styrene gives styrene epoxide as the major product while benzylalcohol gives benzaldehyde as the major product. The catalytic results reveal that polymer anchored copper(II) Schiff base complex can be recycled more than five times without much loss in the catalytic activity. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Di(tert-butylperoxy)triphenylbismuth and the triphenylbismuth—tert-butyl hydroperoxide system as efficient oxidants of alcohols

Di(tert-butylperoxy)triphenylbismuth and the triphenylbismuth—tert-butyl hydroperoxide system react with aliphatic alcohols and cyclohexanol to give carbonyl compounds in high yields. The oxidation occurs as the radical dehydrogenation of alcohols; Bi derivatives serve as the sources of free radicals.     

Olefin epoxidation with tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by functionalized polymer-supported copper(II) Schiff base complex

Abstract  

A new polymer-supported Cu(II) Schiff base complex has been synthesized and characterized by elemental (including metal) analysis, FT-IR spectroscopy, UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. The catalytic performance of this complex was evaluated in the epoxidation of styrene in acetonitrile/N,N-dimethylformamide (9:1) mixture with 70% tert-butyl hydroperoxide as an oxidizing agent under liquid phase reaction conditions for selective synthesis of styrene oxide. Suitable reaction conditions have been optimized by considering the effects of various reaction parameters such as temperature, reaction time, solvent, oxidant, catalyst amount, and styrene to hydroperoxide molar ratio for the maximum conversion of styrene as well as selectivity of styrene oxide. We have also investigated the epoxidation reaction of various olefins under the optimized reaction conditions. Comparison between catalytic activities of the polymer-supported Cu(II) Schiff base complex and its homogeneous analogue showed that the polymer-supported catalyst was more active. This heterogeneous complex was reused for five times. The selectivity of the heterogeneous catalyst does not change even after five times of reusing.     

Copper(ii) compounds with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as an efficient catalytic system for tert-butyl hydroperoxide decomposition

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Chelate compounds of copper(ii) demonstrated high catalytic activity in tert-butyl hydroperoxide decomposition in the presence of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)....     

A copper complex bearing a TEMPO moiety as catalyst for the aerobic oxidation of primary alcohols

A new bifunctional, triazine-based ligand has been designed with the aim to generate a copper(II) complex holding a TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyloxy) moiety. The coordination compound obtained from the ligand 4-(2-(3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)ethoxy)-6-(4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl)-N,N-diphenyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-amine (pypzt-1) and copper(II) bromide (i.e. complex 8) is capable of catalysing the selective, aerobic oxidation of benzyl alcohol to 84% of benzaldehyde in 24 h. This "galactose oxidase activity" of the copper/TEMPO complex is observed as well for the conversion of the non-activated alkyl alcohol octan-1-ol to octanal with a yield of 29% after the same reaction time. The single-crystal X-ray structure of 8 shows that its crystal lattice contains [Cu(I)Br(2)](-) anions which appear to be stabilised by means of both anion-pi and hydrogen bonding interactions. In addition, the solid state structure of 8 exhibits (lone-pair)-pi interactions between the nitrogen atom of an acetonitrile molecule and a triazine ring. The magnetic properties of 8 have been investigated by EPR and magnetic susceptibility measurements.     

Liquid-phase catalytic oxidation of organic substrates by a recyclable polymer-supported copper(II) complex

Chloromethylated polystyrene beads cross-linked with 6.5 % divinylbenzene were functionalized with 2-(2′-pyridyl) benzimidazole (PBIMH) and on subsequent treatment with Cu(OAc)₂ in methanol gave a polymer-supported diacetatobis(2-pyridylbenzimidazole)copper(II) complex [PS-(PBIM)₂Cu(II)], which was characterized by physicochemical techniques. The supported complex showed excellent catalytic activity toward the oxidation of industrially important organic compounds such as phenol, benzyl alcohol, cyclohexanol, styrene, and ethylbenzene. An effective catalytic protocol was developed by varying reaction parameters such as the catalyst and substrate concentrations, reaction time, temperature, and substrate-to-oxidant ratio to obtain maximum selectivity with high yields of products. Possible reaction mechanisms were worked out. The catalyst could be recycled five times without any metal leaching or much loss in activity. This catalyst is truly heterogeneous and allows for easy work up, as well as recyclability and excellent product yields under mild conditions.     

Temperature responsive polymer-supported TEMPO: An efficient and recoverable catalyst for the selective oxidation of alcohols

This study aimed to combine the advantages of homogeneous catalysis and heterogeneous catalysis by immobilizing TEMPO into a water-soluble temperature responsive polymer. The supported TEMPO was water soluble and displayed excellent activity in the selective oxidation of alcohols below the LCST and can be easily recovered.     

A new and highly efficient water-soluble copper complex for the oxidation of secondary 1-heteroaryl alcohols by tert-butyl hydroperoxide

The water-soluble copper complex generated in situ from CuCl₂ and 2,2′-biquinoline-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid dipotassium salt (BQC), has been revealed as a highly efficient and selective catalyst for the oxidation of secondary 1-heteroaryl alcohols to the corresponding heteroaromatic ketones with aqueous tert-butyl hydroperoxide, under mild conditions. The catalytic system is compatible with different heterocycles such as pyridines, pyrroles, indoles, thiophens, furans, thiazoles, and imidazoles.     

Diruthenium(II,III) bis(tetramethyl-1,3-benzenedipropionate) as a novel catalyst for tert-butyl hydroperoxide oxygenation

The reaction of Ru2(OAc)4Cl with 2.2 equiv of H2esp (esp = alpha,alpha,alpha',alpha'-tetramethyl-1,3-benzenedipropionate) resulted in a new compound, Ru2(esp)2Cl (1), that is soluble in organic media. 1 is an active catalyst for the oxygenation of organic sulfides by tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP) in both an acetonitrile solution or neat (solvent-free) conditions. Solvent-free reactions display the quantitative utility of TBHP and hence excellent chemical selectivity for sulfoxide formation.     

A new vanadium Schiff base complex as catalyst for oxidation of alcohols

The monoanionic bidentate Schiff base, N-(phenolyl)-benzaldimine (HL), has been employed to synthesize a new vanadium(IV) complex of general composition [VO(L)₂] (where L?=?O,?N donor of Schiff base). The ligand and complex have been fully characterized by elemental analyses, molar conductance data, FT-IR, ¹H- and ¹³C-NMR, and UV-Vis spectroscopies. Oxidation of alcohols to their corresponding aldehydes and ketones was conducted by this complex catalyst using Oxone as oxidant under biphasic reaction conditions (CH₂Cl₂/H₂O) and tetra-n-butylammonium bromide as phase transfer agent under air at room temperature.     

高效SnO2纳米片催化剂用于CO氧化

SnO2是一种具有丰富表面缺位氧的n型半导体,其晶格氧亦可还原.另外其熔点高达1630oC,具有较高的热稳定性能.在过去的几十年中, SnO2主要用作气敏材料.而其作为催化材料的性能,特别是用于大气污染治理则鲜见报道.在过去的几年中,本课题组系统研究了SnO2的催化化学,发现利用传统共沉淀法制备的SnO2纳米粉末,在焙烧温度高于500 oC时,其比表面积通常低于20 m2/g,因而限制了其氧化活性.在SnO2晶格中掺杂Fe、Cr、Mn、Ce和Ta等形成固溶体可有效提高其比表面积并产生更多的活性氧物种,因而其对CO和CH4的氧化活性及稳定性大幅度提高.本课题组近期研究结果表明,采用熔盐法制备的高纯SnO2纳米棒单晶比SnO2纳米颗粒和纳米微球等具有更优异的CO氧化活性,260 oC即可完全氧化CO.且在240–260 oC狭窄温度区间发生转化率突跃,表现出类似贵金属的催化行为.值得指出的是, SnO2纳米棒的比表面积(1 m2/g)远低于其他几种形貌的材料,且无活泼氧存在.但研究表明SnO2纳米棒具有优先暴露的(110)活泼晶面,是导致其活性优良的主要原因.另外,我们采用简单共沉淀法成功制备了高比表面介孔Cu-Sn复合氧化物纳米片(196 m2/g),其在140 oC即可将CO完全氧化,且具有优良的抗水失活性能.因此, SnO2的形貌是影响其催化活性的主要因素之一,但迄今未见较系统深入的研究.在上述工作基础上,本文通过水热法,不添加任何有机模板剂,成功制备了厚度约10 nm的介孔SnO2纳米片和纳米棒及纳米颗粒混合物样品;采用常规共沉淀法制备了SnO2纳米颗粒.并将以上三种不同形貌的SnO2纳米材料用于CO氧化.利用SEM、XRD、N2吸附-脱附、H2-TPR和XPS探讨了不同形貌SnO2催化剂的体相结构和表面性质及其对催化性能的影响.与SnO2纳米颗粒相比,介孔SnO2纳米片具有高的比表面积、孔体积及更活泼的氧中心,因此后者CO氧化活性远高于前者.在空速18000 mL/(g·h)时, SnO2纳米片在260 oC即可完全氧化CO.而SnO2纳米颗粒的CO完全氧化温度高于360 oC. SnO2纳米棒和纳米颗粒的混合样品虽然其比表面积和孔体积及表面活性氧的活性仅略高于SnO2纳米颗粒,但XRD定量结果表明,其具有更多的暴露(110)活泼晶面,因而活性也高于SnO2纳米颗粒. SnO2纳米片催化剂的寿命及抗水性能测试结果表明,该催化剂具有良好的稳定性,且水蒸气仅对其活性产生可恢复的影响.进一步优化其性能, SnO2纳米片有可能用于实际汽车尾气状况下的CO催化清除.     

Catalytic oxidation of alcohols with polymer-supported ruthenium complex under mild conditions

Polymer-supported ruthenium-containing complex PS–Phen–Ru was synthesized (where PS = chloromethyl polystyrene resin, Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) and was characterized by FT-IR, ICP, and XPS. The supported complex was used to catalyze the oxidation of primary aliphatic alcohols as well as aromatic alcohols in the presence of iodosylbenzene. The oxidations were carried out in acetonitrile solution, affording the corresponding aldehydes or ketones in high substrate conversion and high selectivities under mild reaction conditions. The catalyst can be easily prepared and can be recycled.     

Efficient oxidation of alcohols with tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by Mo(CO)6 supported on multiwall carbon nanotubes

Efficient oxidation of alcohols with tert-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by Mo(CO)₆ supported on multiwall carbon nanotubes modified with 4-aminopyridine is reported. The effect of various parameters such as catalyst amount, solvent and oxidant was studied. The catalyst, [Mo(CO)₅@APy-MWCNT], showed high activity not only in the oxidation of benzylic and linear alcohols but also in the oxidation of secondary alcohols. The catalyst can be reused several times without significant loss of its activity.     

Solvent-free oxidation of alcohols by t-butyl hydroperoxide catalyzed by water-soluble copper complex

The catalytic system composed of CuCl₂ and 2,2′-biquinoline-4,4′-dicarboxylic acid dipotassium salt (BQC), was found to be highly efficient for the selective oxidation of secondary benzylic, allylic and propargylic alcohols to the corresponding ketones, with aqueous t-butyl hydroperoxide under phase-transfer catalysis conditions. The catalytic system is stable and can be recycled and reused several times without loss of activity.     

A water-oxidizing dinuclear iron complex as an efficient catalyst toward organic sulfide oxidation

In this paper, we report that a known dinuclear Fe complex, [tpa(H₂O)FeOFe(H₂O)tpa](ClO₄)₄ (tpa: tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine), is an efficient catalyst toward organic sulfide oxidation in the presence of urea-hydrogen peroxide.     

Polymer‐anchored copper(II) complex: an efficient reusable catalyst for the synthesis of propargylamines

A new, heterogeneous, polymer‐supported copper(II) complex was prepared and characterized using various techniques, including Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. This heterogeneous copper catalyst is efficient for the synthesis of propargylamines via a three‐component coupling reaction of aldehydes, amines and alkynes. The effect of solvent on the coupling reactions was investigated. Further, the catalyst can be easily recovered quantitatively by simple filtration and reused for a minimum number of cycles without significant loss of its catalytic activity. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.