Oxidation of organic compounds by hydrogen peroxide using polymer-anchored azo-metal catalysts

Polymer-anchored azo complexes of Cu(II) and Ni(II) were synthesized by the reaction of chloromethylated polystyrene, 3-aminophenol, and 1-nitroso-2-naphthol with the metal chlorides. The catalytic activities of these complexes were studied in the oxidation of various organic substrates including alkenes, alcohols, alkanes, and sulfides with 30 % aqueous hydrogen peroxide. The structures of both catalysts have been investigated by physiochemical methods. Both catalysts proved to be very stable and could be reused more than five times without significant loss of activity. Furthermore, these catalysts require very mild reaction conditions.     

氮杂冠醚取代单Schiff碱过渡金属配合物催化氧化对二甲苯研究

本文将苯并-10-氮杂-15-冠-5或吗啉基取代的单Schiff碱过渡配合物作为催化剂,在常压和120℃条件下,以空气为氧源,研究了对二甲苯催化氧化反应。实验探讨了Schiff碱配合物中心金属离子、Schiff碱配体中挂接的氮杂冠醚环、配体芳环上取代基和反应时间等对对二甲苯催化氧化反应的影响。实验结果表明:Schiff碱配合物中氮杂冠醚的存在能显著缩短反应诱导期,提高催化反应活性和产物选择性;Schiff碱Mn(III)配合物比Schiff碱Co(II)具有更高的催化反应活性;氮杂冠醚Schiff碱Mn(III)配合物对于二甲苯的催化氧化反应转化率大于60%,对甲苯甲酸产物的选择性均高于70%。     

SchiffBase Dinuclear Complex Catalyst for Oxidation of Cyclohexene with Molecular Oxygen

In the past decades, the oxidation of hydrocarbons by transition metal complexes has been studied extensively. The current progress of the research on synthetic quasiporphyrin catalysts has led to the development of several systems that are able to reproduce the hene-enzyme mediated oxygenation and oxidation reactions[1]. In our group[2,51, the mononuclear complexes of amino acid Schiff base have been synthesized and their catalytic oxidation has been studied. In this paper, two dinuclear complexes, such as Salicylidence-β-alanine-Co(II)-Cu(II) and Salicylidence-β-alanine-Co(II)Mn(II), were prepared with amino acid Schiff bases and metal ions. In the presence of these dinuclear complexes, cyclohexene was effectively oxidized under 1 atm of molecular oxygen without any coreductants. The allylic hydroperoxide was obtained as an important product, which suggested a clear allylic pathway of oxidation of cyclohexene.     

树状功能高分子负载锡配合物的合成及其催化酮的Baeyer-Villiger氧化反应性能研究

通过固相合成方法将聚酰胺-胺树状分子担载于氯球上,对其外围分别用2,4-二羟基苯甲醛和邻羟基苯甲醛进行修饰,再与SnCl2.2H2O反应,形成配体不同的两类树状高分子锡配合物.将此类配合物用作30%的双氧水氧化酮的Baeyer-Villiger反应的非均相催化剂,具有较好的催化活性.2-金刚烷酮、环己酮、3-甲基-2-戊酮等都转化为相应的酯和内酯,底物的转化率和产物选择性均较高.对2-羟基苯甲醛、2,4-二羟基苯甲醛和邻羟基苯甲醛修饰的不同类型催化剂催化下的反应进行比较,发现配体对锡的担载量和催化活性均有不同程度的影响.其中邻羟基苯甲醛修饰的配合物因具有较高的锡担载量而具有了最佳的催化活性.此催化体系使用环境友好的低浓度双氧水为氧化剂,催化剂制备方法简单、催化反应完成时间短、催化剂在多次重复利用后活性没有明显降低,可回收和重复利用.     

Use of immobilized transition metal complexes as recyclable catalysts for oxidation reactions with hydrogen peroxide as oxidant

A tetradentate Schiff base (teta), obtained from triethylenetetramine and salicylaldehyde, has been covalently bonded to divinylbenzene cross-linked chloromethylated polystyrene. This chelating ligand, abbreviated as PS-teta (PS = polymeric support), reacts with metal chlorides (Cu²⁺, Co²⁺, and Ni²⁺) in methanol to give polymer-bound transition metal complexes, PS-Cu(II)teta/(Cat-1), PS-Ni(II)teta/(Cat-2), and PS-Co(II)teta/(Cat-3), formation of which has been established by various physiochemical methods and spectroscopic techniques. The catalytic potential of these materials has been tested for the oxidation of various alkenes, alkanes, alcohols, and thioethers in the presence of 30% H₂O₂ as an oxidant. At the same time, these catalysts are very stable and could be reused in oxidation reactions for more than five times without noticeable loss of their catalytic activity.     

Selenium-ligated palladium(II) complexes as highly active catalysts for carbon-carbon coupling reactions: the Heck reaction

Three selenium-ligated Pd(II) complexes were readily synthesized and shown to be extremely active catalysts for the Heck reaction of various aryl bromides, including deactivated and heterocyclic ones. The catalytic activity of the selenide-based Pd(II) complexes not only rivals but vastly outperforms that of the corresponding phosphorus and sulfur analogues. Practical advantages of the selenium-based catalysts include their straightforward synthesis and high activity in the absence of any additives as well as the enhanced stability of the selenide ligands toward air oxidation.     

Functional monomers and polymers. LIX. Properties and function of Cu(II) complexes of the copolymers having pendant sulfide and imidazolyl groups

The Cu(II) complexes of copolymers having pendant sulfide and imidazolyl groups were prepared by a free radical copolymerization of ethylvinylsulfide with vinylimidazole, and their properties and function were studied spectrophotometrically in comparison with those of poly[4(5)-vinylimidazole]. The complexes were found to be effective as catalysts for the oxidation of hydroquinone. Visible and ESR spectra of the Cu(II)-copolymer complexes were similar to those of the Cu(II)-homopolymer complexes, while the catalytic activity for the oxidation was different between these complex systems. A rapid reaction followed by a slow reaction, particularly at high ethylvinylsulfide content in the copolymers, was observed in the Cu(II)-copolymer complex systems, but a continuous reaction proportional to the reaction time was observed in the Cu(II)-homopolymer complex systems. The reoxidation rate of Cu(I) to Cu(II) complex, which was little affected by the concentration of imidazolyl group, decreased with a rise of the ethylvinylsulfide content in the copolymer. It was suggested that the sulfur atom of the sulfide group was weakly coordinated to Cu(II) but strongly to Cu(I), and an electron transfer reaction from substrate to the Cu(II) complex was increased, while reoxidation reaction of the Cu(I) complex was decreased in the copolymer complex systems.     

Catalytic Activity of Tetraarylporphyrins in the Oxidation Reactions of Saturated Hydrocarbons

The oxidation of cyclic hydrocarbons by potassium peroxymonosulfate catalyzed by the iron and manganese complexes of tetra-(4-N-butylpyridinium)porphyrin, tetraphenylporphyrin, and mixed porphyrins containing phenyl and butylpyridyl substituents was studied in an aqueous acetonitrile medium. The test catalysts were dissolved in the reaction medium or adsorbed on layered aluminosilicates. It was found that the immobilization of metal complexes on layered aluminosilicates, as well as the bromination of porphyrins, decreased the activity of catalysts in a number of cases, although it improved their stability. The addition of pyridine in an equimolar amount with respect to metal complexes to the reaction mixture increased the activity of dissolved manganese complexes. An increase in the number of butylpyridyl meso-substituents in a porphyrin molecule improved the catalytic activity of a metal complex.     

Oxygen binding and activation by the complexes of PY2- and TPA-appended diphenylglycoluril receptors with copper and other metals

The copper(I) complexes of diphenylglycoluril basket receptors and , appended with bis(2-ethylpyridine)amine (PY2) and tris(2-methylpyridine)amine (TPA), respectively, and their dioxygen adducts were studied with low-temperature UV-vis and X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS). The copper(I) complex of, [.Cu(I)2] or, forms a micro-eta2:eta2 dioxygen complex, whereas the copper(I) complex of, [.Cu(I)2] or, does not form a well defined dioxygen complex, but is oxidized to Cu(II). Dioxygen is bound irreversibly to and the formed complex is stable over time. The coordination geometries of the above complexes were determined by XAS, which revealed that pyridyl groups and amine N-donors participate in the coordination to Cu(I) ions in the complexes of both receptors. The catalytic activities of various metal complexes of and , that were designed as mimics of dinuclear copper enzymes that can activate dioxygen, were investigated. Phenolic substrates that were expected to undergo aromatic hydroxylation, showed oxidative polymerization without insertion of oxygen. The mechanism of this polymerization turns out to be a radical coupling reaction as was established by experiments with the model substrate 2,4-di-tert-butylphenol. In addition to Cu(II), the Mn(III) complex of and the Fe(II) complex of were tested as oxidation catalysts. Oxidation of catechol was observed for the Cu(II) complex of receptor but the other metal complexes did not lead to oxidation.     

Ethylene Oligomerization by (dppe)MCl_2 [M = Fe(II), Co(II),Ni(II)] Complexes/EAO

Transition-metal-catalyzed oligomerzation of ethylene is an important process to provide a-olefins in the C6~C20 range. In recent years, the catalytic behavior of late transition metal complexes containing bi- and tri-dentate ligands for oligomerization of ethylene to a-olefins has attracted much attention. When oligomerization of ethylene catalyzed by nickel diimine and Fe(II), Co(II) 2,6-bis(imino)pyridine catalysts, the oligomers with high average molecular weight were obtained1-5. Eth…     

Carbon-supported palladium catalysts for fuel cells

Small controlled amounts of palladium were electrochemically deposited onto various carbon supports from solutions of glycinate-chloride complexes of palladium(II) in order to obtain palladium catalysts suitable for use in fuel cells. The catalytic activity of the resulting catalytic layers was studied in reactions of reduction of atmospheric oxygen and oxidation of methanol and ethanol in acid and alkaline media by measuring cyclic voltammetric curves on a rotating disk electrode.     

Polymer supported catalysts for oxidation of phenol and cyclohexene using hydrogen peroxide as oxidant

Polymer supported transition metal complexes of N,N′-bis (o-hydroxy acetophenone) hydrazine (HPHZ) Schiff base were prepared by anchoring its amino derivative Schiff base (AHPHZ) on cross-linked (6 wt%) polymer beads and then loading iron(III), copper(II) and zinc(II) ions in methanol. The loading of HPHZ Schiff base on polymer beads was 3.436 mmol g⁻¹ and efficiency of complexation of polymer anchored HPHZ Schiff base for iron(III), copper(II) and zinc(II) ions was 83.21, 83.40 and 83.17%, respectively. The efficiency of complexation of unsupported HPHZ Schiff base for these metal ions was lower than polymer supported HPHZ Schiff base. The structural information obtained by spectral, magnetic and elemental analysis has suggested octahedral and square planar geometry for iron(III) and copper(II) ions complexes, respectively, with paramagnetic behavior, but zinc(II) ions complexes were tetrahedral in shape with diamagnetic behavior. The complexation with metal ions has increased thermal stability of polymer anchored HPHZ Schiff base. The catalytic activity of unsupported and polymer supported HPHZ Schiff base complexes of metal ions was evaluated by studying the oxidation of phenol (Ph) and epoxidation of cyclohexene (CH). The polymer supported metal complexes showed better catalytic activity than unsupported metal complexes. The catalytic activity of metal complexes was optimum at a molar ratio of 1:1:1 of substrate to oxidant and catalyst. The selectivity for catechol (CTL) and epoxy cyclohexane (ECH) in oxidation of phenol and epoxidation of cyclohexene was better with polymer supported metal complexes in comparison to unsupported metal complexes. The energy of activation for oxidation of phenol (22.8 kJ mol⁻¹) and epoxidation of cyclohexene (8.9 kJ mol⁻¹) was lowest with polymer supported complexes of iron(III) ions than polymer supported Schiff base complexes of copper(II) and zinc(II) ions.     

Encapsulation of tetraazamacrocyclic complexes of cobalt(II), copper(II) and oxovanadium(IV) in zeolite-Y and their use as catalysts for the oxidation of styrene

Encapsulation of tetraazamacrocyclic complexes of Co(II), Cu(II) and V(IV) into zeolite-Y has been accomplished, and the resulting materials were used as heterogeneous catalysts for aerobic oxidation of styrene. The materials were prepared by a ship-in-a-bottle method, in which the transition metal cations were first ion-exchanged into zeolite-Y and then reacted with ethylenediamine, followed by acetylacetone. The pure tetraazamacrocyclic complexes were characterized by FTIR, solid UV–Vis and elemental analysis. The structural integrity throughout the immobilization procedure, the successful immobilization of the macrocyclic complexes, and the loadings of metal ions and macrocyclic ligands were determined by characterization techniques such as FTIR, diffuse reflection UV–Vis, inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, TG/DTA and powder X-ray diffraction. Compared with their homogeneous analogues, the catalytic properties of the encapsulated macrocyclic complexes in the oxidation of styrene with air were investigated. The immobilized complexes proved to be active catalysts and could be reused without significant loss in activity.     

Towards Platinum(II) Complexes for in cellulo Applications: Synthesis,Characterization, Biological and Catalytic Evaluation

With the aim of achieving bioorthogonal intracellular catalysis, a library of platinum(II) complexes was synthesized. Their non-toxicity to living cells was demonstrated and their catalytic activity was evaluated on a cyclization reaction leading to a highly fluorescent coumarin. None of the platinum complexes showed any catalytic activity for coumarin synthesis. Still, we demonstrated that the silver salt AgSbF₆ commonly used to ‘activate’ metal catalysts by removing a chloride is a very efficient catalyst for the studied intramolecular cyclization reaction.     

室温下钯-金属酞菁/分子筛复合催化剂催化甲烷选择氧化制甲醇

 在交换了 Fe2+, Co2+或 Cu2+的 Y 型分子筛上, 采用苯酐-尿素固相合成法制备了组装在 Y 型分子筛超笼中的金属酞菁类催化剂. 以 H2O2 为氧化剂, 考察了该金属酞菁/分子筛复合物上甲烷选择氧化制甲醇反应的性能, 并优化了反应条件. 结果表明, 在室温下, 金属酞菁/分子筛复合催化剂 FePc/Y, CoPc/Y 和 CuPc/Y 对 H2O2 氧化甲烷反应均有催化作用. 在这些复合物上进一步担载可催化 H2O2 原位生成的 Pd, Au 或 PdAu 贵金属, 并考察了其催化分子氧选择氧化甲烷反应的性能. 贵金属与金属酞菁/分子筛复合催化剂的偶合实现了室温下分子氧对甲烷的活化. 其中, Pd 与 CuPc/Y 间的协同效应使得室温下甲烷选择氧化反应活性有了较大提高.     

Catalysis of the silica sol-gel process by divalent transition metal bis(acetylacetonate) complexes

Transition metal bis(acetylacetonate) complexes of Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) have been found to be active catalysts for the sol-gel process. The catalytic activity of these complexes decreases in going from Co(II) to Zn(II) and is highest for the acetylacetonate ligand system. 29Si NMR studies show that the complexes act primarily as condensation catalysts and are, in that regard, similar to Br?nsted bases such as hydroxide. Mechanistically, however, they appear to differ significantly from hydroxide in how they induce condensation. This is revealed in the catalyst concentration dependence, which is 1/2 order for the metal complexes and 1st order in hydroxide. Differences are also apparent in the thermochemical parameters that indicate that the metal complexes act to increase the entropy of the transition state leading to condensation. The catalytic activity is proportional to the degree of ligand dissociation of the metal complex, and experiments suggest that the active catalytic species is specifically the first dissociation product, MII(acac)+.     

Synthesis and characterization of Co (II) and Fe (III) Schiff base complexes grafted onto mesoporous MCM-41: A heterogeneous and recyclable nanocatalysts for the selective oxidation of sulfides and oxidative coupling of thiols

Novel organic–inorganic hybrid heterogeneous catalysts containing cobalt(II) and iron(III) Schiff base complexes, grafted on the internal surface of MCM-41 pores were prepared by introducing a metal salt into a mesoporous silica functionalized with a Schiff base ligand. The chemical and physical properties of the catalysts were investigated by BET, TGA, XRD, FT-IR, and TEM techniques. These complexes were found to be efficient, selective catalysts for the oxidation of various sulfides to sulfoxides and oxidative coupling of thiols to their corresponding disulfides with urea hydrogen peroxide in excellent yield at room temperature. The designed catalytic system prevents effectively the overoxidation of sulfides and thiols to sulfoxides and sulfones, respectively. Also the heterogeneous catalysts can be recovered easily and reused many times without significant loss of activity and selectivity.     

Immobilization of Transition-metal Hydroxamates on Polystyrene Resins: Effective Biomimetic Heterogeneous Catalysts for Aerobic Oxidation of Ethylbenzene

Salicylhydroxamic acid(SHA) was covalently grafted onto chloromethylated crosslinked polystyrene spheres(CMCPS) by the Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction. The amount of SHA on CPS was found to be mainly dependent on the amount of Lewis acid(SnCl₄) used and the reaction temperature. Under optimized conditions, the amount of SHA attached to CPS could reach up to 0.43 g/g CPS. Transition metal ions[Co(II), Cu(II), Fe(III) or Mn(II)] were then introduced into the resulting SHA-functionalized microspheres(SHA/CPS) through SHA-metal ion chelation. The obtained microspheres MSHA/CPS were explored as biomimetic catalysts for the aerobic oxidation of ethylbenzene(EB) to ethylbenzene hydroperoxide(EBHP). Among the four supported metal catalysts, FeSHA/CPS showed the highest catalytic activity and good reusability, indicating its great potential as an effective heterogeneous catalyst for the aerobic oxidation of hydrocarbons under mild conditions.     

Studies on catalytic fluorescence formation with peroxidase-like metallotetrakis(N-methylpyridiniumyl) porphyrins

The relative ability of peroxidase-like metallotetrakis(N-methylpyridiniumyl)porphyrins [Me-TMPyP, Me = Mn(III), Fe(III), Co(III), Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II)] to catalyse the hydrogen peroxide oxidation of homovanillic acid to a fluorescent dimer has been studied. The complexes of Mn, Fe and Co are effective catalysts in the reaction, but the complexes of Ni, Cu and Zn are not. The catalytic behaviour of Mn-TMPyP, Fe-TMPyP and Co-TMPyP has been compared with that of HRP in both enzymatic and kinetic analysis. The sequence of peroxidase-like catalytic activity is Mn-TMPyP> Co-TMPyP> Fe-TMPyP. The catalytic activity of Mn-TMPyP is 84% of that of HRP. These Me-TMPyP (Me = Mn, Fe, and Co) compounds are good substitutes for HRP in enzymatic analysis. Traces of hydrogen peroxide and glucose can be determined with the Me-TMPyP systems.     

Transition-Metal Complexes with Nano-Sized Phosphine and Pyridine Ligands-Catalysis,Fluxional Behavior and Molecular Recognition

Nano-sized phosphine and pyridine ligands having tetraphenylphenyl-, m-terphenyl-, poly(benzylether) moieties were synthesized. These ligands showed a remarkable effect on homogeneous transition metal catalyzed reactions. Pd(II) complexes with tetraphenylphenyl substituted pyridine ligands show high catalytic activities for oxidation of ketones suppressing Pd black formation and maintains the catalytic activity for a long time. Rh(I) complex catalysts with m-terphenyl substituted phosphine ligands showed remarkable rate acceleration in the hydrosilylation of ketones. In addition, several phosphinocalixarene ligands were synthesized and their coordination studies with Pd(II), Pt(II), Ru(II), Ir(I), and Rh(I) metals were documented. Ir(I) and Rh(I) cationic complexes with a 1,3,5-triphosphinocalix[6]arene ligand showed dynamic behavior with size-selective molecular recognition.