Recent advances in the homogeneous palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohols

The use of palladium catalysts for the oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones in the presence of various types of reoxidants is well known. Recently, the advantages of using molecular oxygen as the oxidant in the Pd-catalyzed oxidation of alcohols have been explored. The aim of this review is to provide an overview on the most important homogeneous palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohols without a co-catalyst during last decade until the end of 2007.     

A convenient palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohols at room temperature

A simple Pd-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of benzylic and aliphatic alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and ketones at room temperature is described.     

Highly efficient, organocatalytic aerobic alcohol oxidation

5-Fluoro-2-azaadamantane N-oxyl (5-F-AZADO) realizes a simple, organocatalytic aerobic alcohol oxidation system that has a wide scope under mild conditions at ambient pressure and temperature and is weakly acidic and halogen- and transition-metal-free. The oxoammonium nitrate (5-F-AZADO(+)NO(3)(-)) works as a bifunctional catalyst of 5-F-AZADO and NO(x) that enables the catalytic aerobic oxidation of alcohols by itself (a metal-salt-free system).     

泡沫铜无溶剂催化氧化苄醇的应用研究

本文报道了在模拟的鼓泡床反应器中,以1-甲基咪唑(NMI)和2,2,6,6-四甲基-1-哌啶基氧基(TEMPO)作为助催化剂,空气泵鼓入空气作为氧源,泡沫铜作为催化剂,室温、无溶剂条件下催化氧化苄醇的应用研究.具体优化条件为:以50 mmol苯甲醇为反应底物,2.5 mmol泡沫铜,0.625 mmol NMI,2.5...     

Efficient NO equivalent for activation of molecular oxygen and its applications in transition-metal-free catalytic aerobic alcohol oxidation

tert-Butyl nitrite (TBN) was identified as an efficient NO equivalent for the activation of molecular oxygen. The unique property of TBN enabled TEMPO-catalyzed aerobic alcohol oxidation to be performed in high-volume efficiency. Up to a 16,000 turnover number was achieved in this transition-metal-free aerobic catalytic system. Under the optimal reaction conditions, various alcohols were converted into their corresponding carbonyl compounds with TEMPO/HBr/TBN as catalyst. The newly developed method was suitable for the oxidation of solid substrate alcohols with high melting point and/or low solubility under the help of minimum solvent to form a slurry.     

Chemoselective alkane oxidation by superoxo-vanadium(V) in vanadosilicate molecular sieves

Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy of reactive superoxo-vanadium(V) species in vanadosilicate molecular sieves (microporous VS-1 and mesoporous V-MCM-41) generated on contact with H2O2, tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP), or (H2+O2) is reported for the first time. By suitable choice of the silicate structure, solvent, and oxidant, we could control the vanadium-(O2-*) bond (i.e., the V-O bond) covalency, the mode of O-O cleavage (in the superoxo species), and, therefore, chemoselectivity in the oxidation of n-hexane: Oxidation by TBHP over V-MCM-41, for example, yielded 27.2% of (n-hexanol+n-hexanal+n-hexanoic acid), among the highest chemoselectivities for oxidation of the terminal -CH3 in a linear paraffin reported to date. Over these vanadosilicates, oxidation of the primary C-H bond occurs only via a homolytic O-O bond cleavage; the secondary C-H bond oxidations may proceed via both the homo- and heterolytic O-O cleavage mechanisms.     

Using mechanistic and computational studies to explain ligand effects in the palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohols

The experimental and computational mechanistic details of the Pd(OAc)(2)/TEA-catalyzed aerobic alcohol oxidation system are disclosed. Measurement of various kinetic isotope effects and the activation parameters as well as rate law derivation support rate-limiting deprotonation of the palladium-coordinated alcohol. Rate-limiting deprotonation of the alcohol is contrary to the majority of related kinetic studies for Pd-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohols, which propose rate-limiting beta-hydride elimination. This difference in the rate-limiting step is supported by the computational model, which predicts the activation energy for deprotonation is 3 kcal/mol higher than the activation energy for beta-hydride elimination. The computational features of the similar Pd(OAc)(2)/pyridine system were also elucidated. Details of the study illustrate that the use of TEA results in an active catalyst that has only one ligand bound to the Pd, resulting in a significant lowering of the activation energy for beta-hydride elimination and, therefore, a catalyst that is active at room temperature.     

Transition-metal-free: a highly efficient catalytic aerobic alcohol oxidation process

A highly efficient catalytic system without transition metals has been developed for aerobic alcohol oxidations. Under the optimal reaction conditions, various alcohol substrates were converted into their corresponding carbonyl compounds by air with TEMPO/Br2/NaNO2 as catalyst, especially the oxidation of benzylic alcohols to benzaldehydes in high yields.     

Studies on the roles of vanadyl sulfate and sodium nitrite in catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol with molecular oxygen

An efficient catalytic system consisting of vanadyl sulfate/sodium nitrite was disclosed previously for the oxidation of benzylic alcohols into aldehydes with molecular oxygen.However,the roles of catalyst components were not investigated.In this paper,we examined catalytic oxidation of benzyl alcohol as a model reaction,especially by infrared spectroscopy.The role of each component is discussed including nitrite,vanadyl,sulphate,and water.Sodium nitrite could be converted into nitrate and nitric acid.The vanadium(IV)could be smoothly oxidized into vanadium(V)under mild and acidic conditions without any organic ligands.The transformation of sulfate and bisulfate,the cessation of an induction period,and the oxidation of benzyl alcohol were closely interrelated.The multiple roles of water are discussed,including reduction of the induction period,participation in redox cycles of nitric compounds,deactivation of vanadium,and as a byproduct of oxidation.This study contributes to further development of aerobic oxidation using vanadium based catalysts.     

Catalytic oxidation of methanol on high-dispersity iron oxide in micro- and mesoporous molecular sieves

The catalytic properties of high-dispersity iron oxide deposited on micro-and mesoporous molecular sieves were studied. The deposition was performed by the in situ thermooxidative degradation of various precursors. The atomic catalytic activity of the catalysts in the oxidation of methanol was found to depend on both iron concentration and the accessibility of iron oxide particles.     

A phototriggered molecular spring for aerobic catalytic oxidation reactions

The first catalytic oxidation reactions with cofacial bisporphyrins using molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant are presented. The photocatalytic reactions proceed under mild conditions (ambient temperature and pressure) without the need for a co-reductant. A systematic reactivity study of the photooxidation of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) with a homologous series of bisiron(III) mu-oxo porphyrins containing dibenzofuran, xanthene, or no bridge reveals that the facility of these processes is markedly dependent on the vertical flexibility of the catalyst to provide a phototriggered molecular spring.     

介孔分子筛研究新进展

介孔分子筛材料作为催化剂或催化剂载体为有机大分子参与反应提供了有利的空间构型和择形活性中心,在石油加工工业中具有潜在的应用优势。但由于介孔分子筛材料的水热稳定性比较低,且酸性较弱,极大地影响了其在催化领域中的广泛应用。本文综述了近年硅基介孔分子筛的改性研究进展,重点讨论了在提高介孔分子筛酸性和水热稳定性方面的研究工作。     

Size-specific catalytic activity of polymer-stabilized gold nanoclusters for aerobic alcohol oxidation in water

Gold nanoclusters (phi = 1.3 nm) stabilized by poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone) (Au:PVP NCs) readily oxidize benzylic alcohols to the corresponding aldehydes and/or carboxylic acids under ambient temperature in water. Kinetic measurement revealed that smaller Au:PVP NCs exhibit higher catalytic activity than larger (9.5 nm) homologues and, more surprisingly, than Pd:PVP NCs of comparable size (1.5 and 2.2 nm). On the basis of the marked difference in the kinetic isotope effect and activation energy between Au:PVP and Pd:PVP NCs, a reaction mechanism for alcohol oxidation catalyzed by Au:PVP NCs is proposed in which a superoxo-like molecular oxygen species adsorbed on the surface of the small Au NCs abstracts a hydrogen atom from the alkoxide.     

3-BocNH-ABNO-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alcohol at room temperature and atmospheric pressure

A transition-metal-free catalytic system has been developed for selective transformation of alcohol to aldehydes or ketones. The reactions were performed with 3-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane N-oxyl (3-BocNH-ABNO) as the catalyst, NaNO₂ as the co-catalyst, molecular oxygen as the terminal oxidant, and AcOH as the solvent under room temperature. This catalytic system exhibited broad functional group tolerance. A series of alcohol substrates, including primary and secondary benzylic alcohols, heteroaromatic analogues, primary and secondary aliphatic alcohols, could be converted into their corresponding aldehydes and ketones in good conversions and selectivities.     

FluoRuGel: a versatile catalyst for aerobic alcohol oxidation in supercritical carbon dioxide

FluoRuGel--a hybrid fluorinated silica glass doped with TPAP (tetra-n-propylammonium perruthenate)--is a versatile catalyst for the aerobic oxidation of different alcohols in dense phase CO(2) with marked stabilization and activity enhancement of perruthenate upon its confinement in the sol-gel fluorinated silica matrix. A brief competitive analysis shows large potential rewards.     

Highly efficient olefin oxidation catalysts based on regular nano-particles of titanium-containing mesoporous molecular sieves

Ti-MCM-41 and Ti-MCM-48 are successfully prepared by one step synthesis and post-synthesis at room temperature. The samples have been characterized by X-ray diffraction, SEM, TEM, nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The results demonstrate the existence of an ordered mesoporous structure. The Ti species are grafted into the pure silica sieve frameworks without any evidence of the formation of non-skeleton anatase. The post-synthesis Ti-MCM-41 regular nano-particles display a higher conversion and selectivity as compared to that for both the post-synthesis Ti-MCM-48 and Ti-MCM-41 with ordinary particles, in the epoxidation of cis-cyclooctene with aqueous H(2)O(2) as an oxidant. The enhanced catalytic activity may be attributed to the existence of a higher number of isolated tetracoordinated Ti active sites and regular nano-particles, which are conducive to the affinity of the reactants with active sites.     

Polyoxometalate compound: a highly efficient heterogeneous catalyst for aerobic alcohol oxidation

Oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones has been studied using atmospheric oxygen and a catalytic amount of Na_6.3Fe_0.9[AlMo₁₁O₃₉]·2H₂O in toluene under heating (80 or 110 °C) in high yields. Secondary alcohols can be chemoselectively converted into ketones in the presence of primary hydroxyl groups.