Catalyzed Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime in heterogeneous liquid/solid system: Part 2: Influence of acid catalysts and organic promoters

The influence of some transition metal oxide promoters in the catalyzed Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime was studied by preparing several heterogeneous H₂SO₄/M/SiO₂ catalysts using SiO₂ as support and H₂SO₄ as acid source. A definite effect of each metal has been observed and the best results have been obtained with Cr-, Zr- and Zn-oxides based promoter, which have shown an improved selectivity towards -caprolactam formation if compared to the H₂SO₄/SiO₂ catalytic system. Moreover, the influence of some organic promoters on the reaction pathway was investigated. Acetic and trifluoroacetic anhydrides gave the best results, even if only the latter allowed the rearrangement even without solid acid catalysts. The transacetylation of the cyclohexanone oxime by using the acetyl caprolactam, which is the product of rearrangement of the acetyl cyclohexanone oxime, was studied for developing a step wise catalytic cycle. Finally, some preliminary results on a homogeneous organic catalyzed process are reported.     

Vapor-phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime over B2O3 catalysts supported on TiO2-ZrO2 mixed oxide

A novel catalyst, boria supported on titania-zirconia mixed oxide, exhibits very high catalytic activity and selectivity in vapor-phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime to e-caprolactam. It gives 99.7% oxime conversion and 97.0% lactam selectivity at 300°C.     

Synthesis of Ti-Hβ zeolites by liquid-solid isomorphous substitution and the catalytic properties in the vapor phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime

A series of Ti-Hβ zeolites were synthesized by liquid-solid isomorphous substitution. Hβ and Ti-Hβ zeolites were characterized by BET, XPS, IR, etc., and studied in the vapor phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime. In comparison with pure Hβ, the incorporation of Ti in the Hβ framework leads to larger BET surface area and weaker Br?nsted acid sites. The incorporation of Ti in the Hβ framework increases the conversion of cyclohexanone oxime and its stability. It is inferred that for the catalysts having the structure of a β zeolite, the suitable acid sites for the vapor phase Beckman rearrangement might be the weak Br?nsted acid sites.     

Bi(OTf)3 and SiO2-Bi(OTf)3 as effective catalysts for the Ferrier rearrangement

Bi(OTf)3 and SiO2-Bi(OTf)3 are found to effectively catalyze the Ferrier rearrangement of tri-O-acetyl glycals with different alcohols providing an effective route to 2,3-unsaturated O-glycosides with good anomeric selectivity and good to excellent yields after short reaction times.     

Deactivation and regeneration of the B2O3/TiO2-ZrO2 catalyst in the vapor phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime

The deactivation and regeneration of B₂O₃/TiO₂-ZrO₂ catalyst for the vapor phase Beckmann rearrangement of cyclohexanone oxime to -caprolactam were studied. The fresh, deactivated and regenerated catalysts were characterized by using adsorption of nitrogen, X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry (TG) and NH₃-temperature-programmed desorption (NH₃-TPD) techniques. The crystal structure and pore size distribution of the catalyst were retained after reaction, but the number of acid sites decreased significantly. There was a relationship between the amount of coke deposited on the catalyst and the decline in catalytic activity. These results suggest that the coke deposition on the surface of catalyst is mainly responsible for the catalyst deactivation. The catalytic activity can be recovered completely after calcining the deactivated catalyst in air flow at 600 °C for 8 h.     

Multicatalytic Beckmann rearrangement of 2-hydroxylarylketone oxime: Switchable synthesis of benzo[d]oxazoles and N-(2-hydroxylaryl)amides

A switchable synthesis route is developed for benzo[d]oxazole derivatives and (2-hydroxylaryl)benzamide from 2-hydroxylbenzeneketoxime using organomolecules (BOP-Cl, and CNC) and Lewis acid cocatalyzed Beckmann rearrangement (BR) reaction. Further, this reaction is switched using different organocatalysts.     

Synthesis of 2-aryl-3,4,5,6-bis(trimethylene) pyrylium salts and the corresponding pyridine bases

2-Aryl-3,4,5,6-bis(trimethylene)pyrylium perchlorates were obtained by acylation of cyclopentylidenecyclopentanone with aromatic acid chlorides in the presence of anhydrous aluminum chloride with subsequent treatment with 70% perchloric acid. The synthesized salts were converted to the corresponding pyridine bases.Translated from Khimiya Geterotsiklicheskikh Soedinenii, No. 11, pp. 1461–1463, November, 1972.     

Intramolecular-activation evidence for the unexpected Beckmann fragmentation of C(1)-substituted-7-bromonorbornane-2-ones

The competitive pathway timing for the previously described unexpected bromo-assisted Beckmann fragmentation of 7-anti-bromo-3,3-dimethyl-2-oxonorbornane-1-carboxamide has been investigated. It is concluded that this unusual process is activated by a synergic effect exerted by both the C(7)-anti-bromo and C(1)-aminocarbonyl groups. The effect consists in a specific intramolecular activation of the bromo-assistance by the bridgehead aminocarbonyl group.     

The synthesis of (3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-4-oxo-2h-1,3-thiazin-2-yl)-alkanoic acids,their derivatives and some related compounds

5,6-Dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazin-4(3H)-ones 2–10 related to the natural antituberculytic Mycobacidine 1, have been synthesised. Some of the compounds of types 2,3 and 5 proved highly active in vitro against Mycobacterium tuberculosis typ. humanus (H₃₇R_v), but the in vitro activities are diminished or suspended in the presence of biotine.     

Preparation of N-aryl-2,4-diaminopentanes by the ring opening reaction of 1-aryl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-(1H)pyrimidinones

1-Aryl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2-(1H)pyrimidinones (I) underwent reductive ring opening reaction with lithium aluminum hydride to afford N-aryl-2,4-diaminopentanes (II) in good yields. On the other hand, 3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-3,4,6-trimethyl-1-phenyl-2-(1H)-pyrimidinone (V) gave only cyclic diamine, 3,4,6-trimethyl-1-phenylhexahydropyrimidine (VI), in 60% yield.     

Preparation of various xanthene derivatives over sulfonic acid functionalized imidazolium salts (SAFIS) as novel,highly efficient and reusable catalysts

In this work, some novel sulfonic acid functionalized imidazolium salts (SAFIS), as a new category of ionic liquids, are synthesized by eco-friendly and simple procedures, and used as highly efficient and reusable catalysts to promote the following one-pot multicomponent organic transformations under solvent-free conditions: (i) the synthesis of 14-aryl-14H-dibenzo[a,j]xanthenes from β-naphthol (2 eq.) and arylaldehydes (1 eq.), (ii) the preparation of tetrahydrobenzo[a]xanthene-11-ones from β-naphthol, arylaldehydes and dimedone, and (iii) the synthesis of 1,8-dioxo-octahydroxanthenes from dimedone (2 eq.) and aromatic aldehydes (1 eq.). Environmentally benign, simple methodologies, easy workup procedure, clean reaction, short reaction time, high yield and easy preparation of the catalysts are some advantages of this work.     

Methylcarbonate and bicarbonate phosphonium salts as catalysts for the nitroaldol (Henry) reaction

Phosphonium ionic liquids exchanged with bicarbonate and methylcarbonate anions (CILs) exhibit catalytic performances comparable to those of sterically hindered (non nucleophilic) organosuperbases such as DBU. At 25-50 °C, under solventless conditions, CILs efficiently catalyze the Henry addition of different aldehydes and ketones to nitroalkanes: not only they allow the selective formation of nitroaldols but they unlock a novel high-yielding access to dinitromethyl derivatives of ketones.     

Synthesis of 7-(alkenyl,cycloalkenyl, and 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyridinyl)quinolones

A series of 1-cyclopropyl-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinolines was prepared in which the C-7 position is substituted with a vinyl, a 1-cyclopentenyl, or a 1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyridinyl group. These quinolones were synthesized via a palladium-catalyzed cross coupling of a 7-quinolyltriflate with an appropriately functionalized vinylstannane.