Synthesis of unsaturated hydroxy acids by the cobalt carbonyl and phase transfer catalyzed carbonylation of vinyl epoxides

Phase transfer catalyzed reaction of vinyl epoxides with carbon monoxide, methyl iodide, catalytic amounts of cobalt carbonyl and TDA-1, affords β-hydroxy acids. High regioselectivity was observed in some cases.     

Mechanism of the catalytic carbonylation of aryl halides with a modified cobalt carbonyl

Investigation of the mechanism of the carbonylation of aryl halides in a catalytic system consisting of cobalt carbonyl, terminal olefin oxide, and base showed that this catalytic system activates aryl halides via a radical anion mechanism. The kinetic regularities of the process together with IR spectral data suggest reversible formation of the active catalytic complex under the reaction condition. The complex is a cyclic metal lactone, and it can form not only from olefin oxide but also from its methanolysis product, the corresponding glycol monomethyl ether.     

A versatile procedure for synthesis of organic acids by cobalt carbonyl catalyzed carbonylation of organic halides

A versatile procedure for synthesis of a broad range of fatty-aromatic and aromatic acids by carbonylation of the corresponding halides under very mild conditions in the presence of cobalt carbonyl as a catalyst was suggested. The main principles of a flexible process for production of practically significant acids and their derivatives were developed.     

One pot direct synthesis of β-ketoesters via carbonylation of aryl halides using cobalt carbonyl

A direct method for the synthesis of β-ketoesters from aryl halides (iodide, bromide) has been described by using cobalt carbonyl as carbon monoxide source in microwave irradiation. Using this protocol, a wide variety of substituted aryl halides has been successfully converted to corresponding β-ketoesters.     

Synthesis and antifungal activity of carvacrol and thymol esters with heteroaromatic carboxylic acids

Aiming to obtain the more effective pathogen inhibitive ingredients and explore the influence of introducing different heterocyclic units to carvacrol and thymol esters, twenty ester derivatives with different heterocyclic units were synthesized. And the in vitro antifungal activity of title compounds against five plant pathogenic fungi was evaluated by mycelium growth rate method. The results showed that some carvacrol and thymol esters showed good to excellent antifungal activity, and compound 9d (4-bromo-5-isopropyl-2-methylphenyl picolinate) exhibited a broad antifungal spectrum. Preliminary study indicated that the introduction of furan, thiophene and pyridine unit could enhance the antifungal activity of carvacrol and thymol esters against Botrytis cinerea and a bromine atom on the para position of benzene moiety could enhance their antifungal activity.     

高效钴氧化物催化羧酸可控加氢制醇（英文）

羧酸选择加氢是合成醇的重要方法,廉价高效的催化体系仍然在探索中.我们利用地球上储量丰富的钴氧化物作为催化剂,通过控制催化反应过程,进而实现高选择性地催化羧酸加氢制备醇.一系列含有不同官能团的羧酸可以被选择加氢至相应的醇类化合物,反应选择性可以满足工业生产要求.通过一系列的谱学表征以及理论计算,我们证实了钴氧化物在羧酸选择加氢反应中的优选活性位点位为氧化亚钴,从而建立了催化剂与反应活性之间的构效关系,为催化剂的理性设计提供指导.首先,我们选取硬脂酸加氢反应作为模型反应,通过对地球上储量丰富的氧化镍、四氧化三铁和四氧化三钴的催化活性对比发现,四氧化三钴催化剂活性最高,在473 K,2 MPa氢气条件下,反应速率可以达到1.2 mmol/(h·g).对四氧化三钴催化剂进行不同温度的预还原处理,我们发现催化剂的活性得到显著提高,其中573 K还原的样品活性最高,反应速率可以达到7.3 mmol/(h·g),要远远高于贵金属催化剂Pd/C(0.6 mmol/(h·g))和Pt/C(1.8 mmol/(h·g)).XRD结果表明,随着还原处理温度的不断升高,催化剂由四氧化三钴变为氧化亚钴,最终变为金属态的钴.当还原温度为573 K时,催化剂的组成为单一相氧化亚钴.XPS测试结果表明,当还原温度为573 K时,样品中只含有Co~(2+)的信号峰,并且Co/O的比例为1/1,进一步证明样品是纯态的氧化亚钴.从TEM照片中可以发现,在原始的四氧化三钴样品中观察到晶面间距为0.467和0.244 nm,分别对应四氧化三钴的(111)和(311)晶面.而对于573 K还原的样品只观察到一种晶面间距(0.246 nm),对应氧化亚钴的(111)晶面.结合表征手段和硬脂酸催化加氢活性结果,我们得出氧化亚钴是573 K还原样品催化羧酸加氢反应的活性位点.理论计算结果进一步证实了这个实验结论.理论计算结果表明,在氧化亚钴(111)晶面,硬脂酸加氢转换为十八醇是非常快速和高效的,然而,对于氢解C-C键和C-O键,需要耗费更高的能量,能垒约为1.2 e V.因为硬脂酸的吸附远远强于十八醇的吸附,硬脂酸的存在会抑制十八醇氢解形成烯烃的反应,只有当硬脂酸酸完全转化为十八醇,才会发生随后的氢解反应.通过控制催化反应过程,可以实现在氧化亚钴(111)晶面高选择性催化酸加氢至醇,也就是反应控制催化过程.基于氧化亚钴在硬脂酸加氢制备十八醇上的优异催化性能,我们进一步研究了一系列含有不同官能团的羧酸化合物的催化加氢,发现氧化亚钴表现出良好的官能团容忍度,可以实现高效、广谱的酸选择加氢至醇反应.     

Synthesis of beta-lactones by the regioselective, cobalt and Lewis acid catalyzed carbonylation of simple and functionalized epoxides

The PPNCo(CO)(4) and BF(3) x Et(2)O catalyzed carbonylation of simple and functionalized epoxides in DME gives the corresponding beta-lactones regioselectively in good to high yields. The carbonylation occurred selectively at the unsubstituted C-O bond of the epoxide ring, and this reaction tolerates various functional groups such as alkenyl, halide, hydroxy, and alkyl ether.     

1,1,3,3-四烷基胍羰基钴离子液体:高效可循环利用的环氧化合物羰基化反应催化新材料

离子液体因其所独有的物理化学性质如蒸气压低、热稳定性好以及结构和性能的可调性等优点而备受关注.四羰基钴阴离子是多种重要均相催化反应的催化活性物种,含有四羰基钴阴离子的金属有机离子液体有效结合了羰基金属和离子液体各自的特点和优势,作为一类新颖而且重要的功能化离子液体,受到国内外研究者的青睐.2001年,Dyson等首次报道了一种室温下为液态的羰基钴金属有机离子液体[bmim][Co(CO)4],为四羰基钴阴离子离子液体的研究开创了先河.此后,有关羰基钴金属有机离子液体的催化应用研究也相继报道.目前[CnPy][Co(CO)4]以及[bmim][Co(CO)4]在环氧化合物的羰基化反应中已有报道,但该类催化剂的催化活性特别是循环使用性能有待进一步提高.胍盐具有阳离子电荷分散程度高、热稳定性和化学稳定性高、三个氮原子上的基团可以调节等特点,使得胍盐离子液体的设计、合成和应用研究受到国内外学者关注.由于其自身结构特点,氮原子上有取代氢可以和含F,O,N底物作用形成氢键,并且氮原子上取代烷基之间作用使阳离子的平面结构发生变化,使得与三个氮原子相连的碳原子处于缺电子状态,使阳离子表现出Lewis酸性.所以其在环氧化合物氢酯基化反应中可起到稳定四羰基钴阴离子以及活化环氧化合物的作用.基于此,本文以较高收率合成了四种新型的1,1,3,3-四烷基胍羰基钴金属有机离子液体:1,1-二甲基-3,3-二乙基胍羰基钴(3a),1,1-二甲基-3,3-二正丁基胍羰基钴(3b),1,1-二甲基-3,3-四亚甲基胍羰基钴(3c),1,1-二甲基-3,3-五亚甲基胍羰基钴(3d).通过红外光谱、紫外-可见光谱、1H核磁共振谱、13C核磁共振谱、高分辨质谱、差示量热扫描仪和热重分析对该类化合物进行了结构确认及性质研究.这四种催化剂,特别是3a,在环氧化合物的氢酯基化反应中表现出优异的催化性能,在无需任何助剂的情况下具有较好的催化活性及底物适用性.此外,以不同构型的环氧丙烷为反应底物,氢酯基化反应结果显示:在该催化体系作用下,产物的构型与底物保持一致,没有发生消旋.尤其值得指出的是,催化剂3a在环氧丙烷的氢酯基化反应中表现出了优异的循环稳定性能,在循环使用6次后依然可以获得较好的转化率(91%)和选择性(94%).     

Modification of cobalt carbonyl hydroformylation catalysts by silylphosphine ligands

Conclusions The introduction of an organosilicon fragment into the hydrocarbon chain connecting the phosphorus atoms in a diphosphine does not affect the properties of this compound as a modifier of cobalt carbonyl catalyst for olefin hydroformylation. The use of O-methyl-bis(dibutylphosphinoethyl)methylsilane as the modifier leads to the formation of an active and selective cobalt carbonyl catalyst for olefin hydroformylation.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 8, pp. 1714–1716, August, 1985.     

Carbonylation of chlorobiphenyls catalyzed by modified cobalt carbonyl

Dichlorobiphenyls having both chlorine atoms in the same benzene ring undergo mild carbonylation in the presence of 1,2-epoxypropane-modified carbonyl cobalt complex to give biphenylcarboxylic acid esters. Monochlorobiphenyls fail to react under analogous conditions. The rate and selectivity of the reaction depend on the position of chlorine atoms. Carbonylation of dichlorobiphenyls having a chlorine atom in the meta position occurs preferentially at that position. 2,4-Dichlorobiphenyl gives rise mainly to the carbonylation product at the 2-position.     

Intermediates of the PTC carbonylation of benzyl halides by cobalt carbonyls, II

The structures of intermediates in the PTC carbonylation of two fluorinated benzyl halide substrates were studied. X-ray crystal and molecular structure of 2- and 3-fluorobenzylcobalt tricarbonyl triphenylphosphine derivatives was determined. The supposed influence of structural parameters on the reactivity is discussed.     

Activation parameters for the reactive intermediates relevant to carbonylation catalysts based on cobalt carbonyls

Time-resolved spectroscopic techniques have been used to prepare and to interrogate transient species that are models for reactive intermediates in cobalt-catalyzed hydroformylation. Flash photolysis of acetylcobalt carbonyl complexes of the type RC(O)Co(CO)3(PR'3) (A; R = CH3, CD3, or C2H5; R' = Ph or nBu) leads to CO photodissociation to give the "unsaturated" intermediate [RC(O)Co(CO)2(PR'3)] (I), which decays by two competitive pathways, alkyl migration to the cobalt to give RCo(CO)3PR'3 (M) and reaction with CO to re-form A. With the perdeuterioacetyl complex (R = CD3, R' = Ph), rate constants both of CO trapping (kco) and of methyl migration (kM) were just slightly smaller than those of the perprotio analogue (kh/kd = 1.04 +/- 0.01 and 1.07 +/- 0.09, respectively). Thus, any stabilization of the "vacant" coordination site of I by agostic interactions with the acetyl methyl group appears to be kinetically insignificant, consistent with the previous conclusion (Inorg. Chem. 2000, 39, 3098-3106) that this site is stabilized by an eta 2-coordinated carbonyl. Changing the phosphine ligand has a greater influence on the kinetics of I. The species generated by the flash photolysis of the trialkyl phosphine complex CH3C(O)Co-(CO)3(P(nBu3)) exhibited a much larger kM than was the case for the PPh3 analogue, although there was little difference in the kco values. Similarly, kM proved to be sensitive to the nature of R as demonstrated by the slower alkyl migration (at 298 K) for the intermediate formed by CO photodissociation from the propionyl complex C2H5C(O)Co(CO)3PPh3 relative to the acetyl analogue. Nonetheless, all these intermediates displayed analogous time-resolved infrared spectra and general kinetics behavior in benzene solution (implying common mechanisms for decay), so it is concluded that all are present as the eta 2-chelated acyl structure under these conditions.     

Oxidative decarboxylation of α-keto carboxylic acids by carbonyl oxides

Photosensitized oxygenation of α-keto carboxylic acids in the presence of diazo compounds afforded the corresponding carboxylic acids and carbon dioxide in high yields; oxidative decarboxylation by carbonyl oxides occurred.     

Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative cross-coupling of alkynyl carboxylic acids with aryl halides

The copper-catalyzed decarboxylative reactions of alkynyl carboxylic acids with aryl halides were performed under relatively mild reaction conditions. Benzofurans could be further prepared smoothly by a one-pot domino protocol on the basis of decarboxylative cross-coupling of 2-iodophenol.     

Simulataneous determination of carboxylic acids and carbonyl compounds in estuaries by HPLC

Summary A method for the determination of 22 low relative molecular mass oxocarboxylic acids and carbonyl compounds in estuarine and marine samples is described. After derivatization of 5 ml samples with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine separation is performed on a RP-18 column by gradient elution and with UV-detection. The detection limit ranges from 17 ngl⁻¹ (glycolaldehyde) to 500 ngl⁻¹ (cyclohexanone). The method was established for routine analysis of samples taken in an estuarine ecosystem but can be used for other aqueous systems as well.     

Cobalt carbonyl catalyzed sRN1 carbonylation of aryl and vinyl halides by phase transfer catalysis

The phase transfer catalyzed, cobalt carbonyi catalyzed carbonylation (1 atm. P.) of aryl and vinyi bromides under photostimulation (350 nm) affords the corresponding unsaturated acids in high yield.